The 72-hour ceasefire brokered by the United States enters its third day on Thursday, April 27. In Khartoum, the truce remained poorly respected on Wednesday.
The eastern outskirts of the capital have been the target of intense airstrikes and machine-gun clashes. Most humanitarian organizations have been forced to suspend their operations in the capital. The latest assessment released Wednesday by the Sudanese Ministry of Health reports 512 dead and 4,193 wounded. The International Committee of the Red Cross says hospitals are already "in a catastrophic state"