KHARTOUM—Sudan’s army said on Saturday it was helping to evacuate foreign nationals from the country after a week of strife that has killed hundreds of civilians, even as its forces battled paramilitary rivals in Khartoum, including with air strikes.
The statement citing army chief Abdel Fatteh al-Burhan came after promises by rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, to open airports for evacuations.
The two sides have so far failed to observe ceasefires agreed almost daily since hostilities broke out on April 15, including a three-day truce to allow citizens to reach safety and visit family during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr….