Renewed clashes with heavy and light weapons between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in the cities of the capital Khartoum. UN Security Council adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) for 6 months.
UN estimates the number of Sudanese displaced and refugees due to the war at more than one million and 400,<> people. UN Special Representative for Sudan Volker Perthes likely to meet African Union and other officials in Addis Ababa next week to start African talks to resolve the crisis.