The first plane with humanitarian aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) landed this Sunday in Sudan, where a conflict between rival generals has plagued the country since April 15.
"The eight-tonne shipment of humanitarian aid includes surgical supplies to assist Sudanese hospitals and Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers," the ICRC reported on the shipment that arrived from Jordan to Port Sudan. The country's airspace has been closed since the start of the conflict.
Sudan has been subjected to bombardments and anti-aircraft fire since April 15 when the conflict began between General Abdel Fatah al Burhan, who leads the country, and whoever was his number two and is now his rival, the military Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who leads the group paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (FAR).
Clashes continued in the capital Khartoum and in other regions, especially in the Darfur area, as happened during a first truce, which also failed to stop the fighting.
The current ceasefire in force expires at midnight this Sunday (22:00 GMT).
The conflict left at least 528 dead and 4,599 injured, according to the Ministry of Health, a balance that could worsen since the clashes make it impossible to collect the bodies.
Several witnesses reported that there is fighting this Sunday very close to the army headquarters in Khartoum and shelling in Omdurman, a northern suburb of the capital.
"There are very violent combats, shots are heard on my street every few minutes, since dawn," a witness told AFP.
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