The Sudanese army and the Rapid Reaction Force (RSF) have agreed to extend the current truce for another 72 hours immediately after the completion of the current agreement, according to Aljazeera.
The earlier truce, which was due to end at midnight Thursday, did not end hostilities between the two sides, but created a certain lull for tens of thousands of Sudanese to flee to safer areas and foreign countries to evacuate hundreds of their citizens..
Today, the Sudanese army carried out air strikes against RSF fighters in the capital Khartoum, and fierce fighting continued in Darfur.
The continuation of the agreement, as well as its announcement, was mediated by the United States and Saudi Arabia..
According to the UN, more than 3,500 people, including hundreds of Turkish citizens, were forced to leave for Ethiopia due to hostilities in Sudan..
The United Nations has warned that the violence could force 270,000 people to seek refuge in neighboring South Sudan and Chad.
The White House predicts that the situation in Sudan could worsen at any moment and urges Americans to leave the country within the next 24-48 hours. According to White House Speaker Karine Jean-Pierre, the State Department sent additional consular staff to the conflict site..
The US has also moved naval assets in the region, deploying them to provide any necessary support along the coast of Sudan, she added..
From April 24 to April 26, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, in cooperation with other departments, in particular the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, evacuated 91 Ukrainians from Sudan.