According to a military statement reported by several news outlets, including Saudi-owned Al Arabiya, Sudan’s army has said it will continue operations against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RFS) in the capital, Khartoum, despite a 72-hour ceasefire call from the rival forces.
According to Sudanese news outlet al-Mashhad al-Sudani, the army launched “intensive strikes” against RFS on Friday and stated that the operations would continue throughout Khartoum.
Thousands of soldiers have been deployed, according to the statement, to conduct “combing operations” in the capital.
On Friday morning, the army began tweeting video clips of its troops patrolling the city’s streets.
According to Sudan News, “heavy weapons” were used in violent clashes in Omdurman, west of Khartoum.
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Ahmed Mamoun, a Khartoum resident, posted video and photos of soldiers patrolling the capital’s streets.
In the early hours of Friday, sounds of gunfire were reported in Khartoum, with the RSF accusing the army of staging a “sweeping attack” on the capital.
