Air strikes rock Sudan as truce talks yield no breakthrough

MENA

Published: 2023-05-09 19:46

Last Updated: 2024-03-28 20:33


Air strikes rock Sudan as truce talks yield no breakthrough
Air strikes rock Sudan as truce talks yield no breakthrough

Air strikes again shook Sudan's capital Monday while the latest truce talks in Jeddah yielded no progress and a Saudi diplomat said both sides consider themselves "capable of winning the battle".

Sudan was thrown into deadly chaos when fighting broke out on April 15, which has since killed hundreds, wounded thousands and uprooted hundreds of thousands, leading to fears of security fallout beyond Sudan's borders.

The warring generals have sent representatives to Saudi Arabia for talks on establishing a humanitarian truce in an effort also backed by the United States.

Washington and Riyadh have labeled these "pre-negotiation talks."

By Monday, the discussions had yielded "no major progress," a Saudi diplomat told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"A permanent ceasefire isn't on the table... Every side believes it is capable of winning the battle," the diplomat added.

For Kholood Khair, founder of the Khartoum-based think tank Confluence Advisory, the delegations "are there mostly to curry favor with the Saudis and the Americans, rather than to credibly use this platform as a means to reach an agreement."

In Khartoum, terrified residents reported more combat.

A southern Khartoum resident told AFP the family could hear "the sound of airstrikes which appeared to come from near a market in central Khartoum."