The Sudanese army has launched new airstrikes against positions of paramilitary forces in the capital Khartoum.

Although the declared truce in Sudan held relatively for a period of three days, it did not prevent the spread of fighting and chaos throughout the country.

Fighting continues in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, with the warring sides exchanging gunfire and accusations.

Sudan’s warring sides to meet in the Saudi city of Jeddah for talks, amid international efforts to end the ongoing conflict in the African country.

A total of 65 Iranian nationals have been evacuated from Sudan as the conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues.

Sudan's army and a rival paramilitary force have agreed to extend a truce by 72 hours, but heavy gunfire and detonations continue to rattle residential neighborhoods of the capital. 

The United States has evacuated its embassy staff and their families from Sudan as fierce clashes continue between the country's army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The warring groups in Sudan continued to engage in fierce clashes on Friday with heavy gunfire and explosions heard in the capital Khartoum and other cities despite the proclamation of a 72-hour ceasefire.

A new attempt at a ceasefire in fierce fighting between Sudanese troops and paramilitary forces in Khartoum and elsewhere failed on Wednesday.

Fighting continues between rival military factions in Sudan for a fifth day as a 24-hour ceasefire breaks down and the death toll rises to at least 270.