Sudan battle rages on outskirts of capital Khartoum in spite of ceasefire
People load belongings onto a truck as they flee the fighting in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. Photo: Reuters — © REUTERS
Khalid Abdelaziz and Nadine Awadalla
Sudan’s army and a paramilitary force clashed on Khartoum’s outskirts yesterday, undermining a truce in an 11-day conflict that civilian groups fear will tighten the military’s grip and revive the sway of an ousted autocrat’s loyalists.