Smoke rises above buildings after an aerial bombardment during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army, in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023.There would be no truce in Sudan in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan unless the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group leaves the homes and sites of civilians, senior Sudanese armed forces General Yasser al-Atta said on Sunday.
It also said there should be no role for Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the RSF leader commonly known as Hemedti, in Sudan’s future politics or military. The army has been on the back foot militarily for much of the conflict. The RSF occupied large swathes of the capital in the first days of fighting.