KHARTOUM, Sudan: Air strikes and gunfire rocked Sudan's capital on Friday as fighting showed no sign of abating, even as the Sudanese army said it had sent a delegation for ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia.
Hundreds have died in nearly three weeks of fighting between forces of Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who leads the regular army, and his deputy turned rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces .Multiple truces have been agreed since the fighting erupted on April 15, but none has been respected.
'The reality is likely to be much worse,' Elder warned.Aid workers have struggled to get much-needed supplies to areas hit by violence.According to the International Medical Corps, at least 18 aid workers have been killed amid the fierce urban fighting.The UN Human Rights Council said it would hold a special session next Thursday 'to address the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict.
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