Sudan ceasefire brings uneasy calm to Khartoum

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2023-06-10 14:50:45  • 2 mins

Residents say an uneasy calm has returned to Sudan's capital city, Khartoum, after the country's warring generals agreed to a 24-hour truce that was brokered by Saudi Arabia.

Previous attempts at ceasefires between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have failed.

People are using the brief pause in fighting to buy food and medicines.

At least 1.5 million Sudanese have fled their homes since the conflict began in April, according to UN estimates.

The truce is meant to hold until 07:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Sunday.

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