Armed Clashes in Sudan
On 15 April 2023, armed clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the regular army in the Sudanese capital Khartoum were reported. Later, the fighting between the military forces spread to other Sudanese regions.

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces Flag Readiness to Discuss Ceasefire Extension

© AFP 2023 -This picture taken on April 16, 2023, shows Sudanese army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, posing for a picture at the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) base in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan.
This picture taken on April 16, 2023, shows Sudanese army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, posing for a picture at the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) base in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 28.05.2023
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CAIRO (Sputnik) - Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group declared on Saturday that they are ready to discuss the possibility of extending a week-long ceasefire that was agreed on May 20.
"The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reiterates its unwavering commitment to the short-term ceasefire agreement and humanitarian arrangements, which were officially endorsed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 20," the RSF said in a statement on social media.

"We affirm our readiness to engage in further negotiations during the final two days of the armistice under Saudi-US mediation to explore the feasibility of extending the ceasefire and humanitarian arrangements."

Rapid Support Forces
A man walks past a burnt out bank branch in southern Khartoum on May 24, 2023 - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 27.05.2023
Armed Clashes in Sudan
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Violent clashes broke out between Sudan’s regular armed forces and the paramilitary RSF in mid-April. The ongoing week-long ceasefire came into effect across Sudan on Monday night, but sporadic fighting has continued.
The United Nations estimates that more than 860 people have been killed and at least 3,500 others injured in the conflict.
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