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72-Hour Ceasefire Begins In War-Torn Sudan As 5 Children Among 17 Killed In Airstrikes

Sudan's rival factions have again agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire as the battle continues and airstrikes killed 17 civilians including five children.

The rival factions in strife-torn Sudan agreed to another ceasefire beginning Sunday for a period of 72 hours after airstrikes killed as many as 17 people, including five children, reported Reuters. The strikes ht the Sudanese capital on Saturday as both parties continue to battle risking the lives of civilians. The fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is now entering its third month with neither side gaining a clear advantage, reported Reuters. 

The United Nations has said that the war has so far displaced 2.2 million Sudanese and sent the war-weary Darfur region into a "humanitarian calamity".  As per Reuters, Sudan's health minister said that over 3,000 have been killed in the battle and 6,000 were injured.  

The Khartoum health ministry confirmed on Saturday that 17 people including five children were killed in the Mayo area of southern Khartoum and 25 homes were destroyed as a result of airstrikes. Meanwhile, in a speech posted by the army on Friday, top general Yassir Al-Atta warned people to stay away from homes the RSF had occupied.  

"Because at this point, we will attack them anywhere," he said to cheers. "Between us and these rebels are bullets," he was quoted as saying by Reuters. 

In the latest development, the United States and Saudi Arabia on Saturday said the two factions had agreed to a new 72-hour ceasefire that would begin on Sunday morning. Notably, previous truces between the parties have not managed to bring the fighting to a complete halt. 

 The report stated that the army has the advantage of air power in Khartoum and its neighbouring cities while the RSF has involved itself in residential neighbourhoods. In the last two days, the army appeared to ramp up air strikes, hitting several residential neighbourhoods. 

The RSF on Saturday said that it brought down an army warplane in the Nile, west of Khartoum. Clouds of smoke were visible near fuel depots in Southern Khartoum, Reuters stated citing a resident. 

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