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Sudan truce extended, but strikes continue

An evacuee from Sudan sits in a shuttle bus after arriving with a British military transport aircraft at Larnaca airport, Cyprus, April 27, 2023. [AP photo]

Sudanese fighter jets pounded paramilitary positions in Khartoum on Thursday while deadly fighting and looting flared in Darfur, despite the army and a rival force agreeing to extend a ceasefire deal.

In the final hours of a repeatedly broken three-day cease-fire, due to end at midnight (2200 GMT), the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a 72-hour extension following pressure from Saudi Arabia and the United States.

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