CAIRO, 21 Jun: Clashes resumed between Sudan\u2019s military and a powerful paramilitary force after a three-day cease-fire expired Wednesday morning, a protest group and residents reported.
\nSudan descended into conflict in mid-April after months of worsening tensions exploded into open fighting between rival generals seeking to control the African nation. The war pits the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, against the Rapid Support Forces, a militia-turned-paramilitary force commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.
\nThe cease-fire, brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia, expired Wednesday at 6 a.m. local time. The truce had brought relative calm to Sudan\u2019s capital, Khartoum, since it took effect, but fierce fighting was reported starting Tuesday night in parts of the city.
\nResidents said the clashes centered around an intelligence headquarters near Khartoum International Airport. There were sporadic clashes elsewhere in the capital, according to three people who live in the capital.
\n\u201cThe battles have been intensified,\u201d said Khalid Abdel-Rahman who lives in Khartoum\u2019s city center. \u201cSounds of gunfire echoed across the area.\u201d
\nFierce clashes were also reported around a military facility in the neighboring city of Omdurman, according to area resistance committees that are part of a wider group that spearheaded pro-democracy demonstrations over the past years.
\nThe resumption of fighting signals that U.S. and Saudi efforts to extend the truce have failed. Both Washington and Riyadh have been mediating between the warring factions to stop the clashes.
\nThe conflict has been centered largely in the capital and western Sudan\u2019s Darfur region, which have seen ethnicity-motivated attacks on non-Arab communities by the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias, according to U.N. officials. (AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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