Sudanese army, rival forces agree to 24-hour ceasefire

The Sudanese army and rival forces they have been battling since the weekend agreed to a temporary, 24-hour ceasefire, Arab media reports say.

The fighting since Saturday has plunged the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and other areas of the country into chaos. Millions of Sudanese in the capital and in other major cities have been hiding in their homes, caught in the crossfire as the two forces battle for control, with each general so far insisting he will crush the other.

Satellite channels Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera cite the top military officer Shams El Din Kabbashi as saying that the military would comply with the ceasefire. Earlier, CNN Arabic also said in a report, citing the head of the country’s military, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, that the military would be party to the daylong truce.