Explosions could still be heard in Sudan's capital in the first hour after a temporary cease-fire was due to begin.
This file picture composite shows Sudanese army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on June 29, 2019 and Sudanese paramilitary commander Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo on June 18, 2019. Photos: Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images
The fighting has left an estimated 270 people dead over four days, according to the World Health Organization, citing Sudan's Health Ministry.Secretary of State Tony Blinken spoke separately to Army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF leader Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who is known as Hemedti, after aBlinken proposed a 24-hour truce to allow "the Sudanese to be safely reunited with families and to obtain desperately needed relief supplies.
"We cannot deliver when our staff is attacked, is thrown out of their offices, when their offices are destroyed, their vehicles looted, and sometimes even their residencies being under fire or destroyed," UN special envoy for Sudan Volker Perthes told reporters on Monday The pair led a military coup in October 2021, derailing the transition to democracy that began after the ouster of long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir in a popular uprising four years ago.
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