they re not stopping. it s unclear what side was firing during the ceasefire. but the army says it retains the right to respond if any violations or card sudan s neighbors are looking for ways to deescalate the violence. egypt and south sudan have offered immediate talks between the two sides. the african union and the arab league both held emergency sessions with more calls for an immediate end to the hostilities . the army has said there will be no dialogue until the rsf is dissolved, says the stakes are so high in sudan that any possible negotiations would have to be serious. we re not refusing to go to the negotiating table as long as the negotiation is true and truthful , honest, not playing games. in the last few minutes. we just saw a tweet from general dygalo that essentially track to the interview i did with him a few hours ago. he says that the international community must take action now and intervene against the crimes of sudanese general abdel fattah al burhan. he called h
talks, which seem to be heading in the direction of civilian government. and of course, that is the ultimate desired outcome. the u. s and the u. k two key diplomatic planks in sudan. but so is the region. the arab league and the african union. both held emergency sessions yesterday. a lot of african leaders are heading to that sudan today, including the chair of the african union and the president of south sudan, kenya and djibouti to try and reconcile these two warring men. this is where things stand as we speak. two generals at war since saturday, the forces of general mohammed hamdan dygalo, known as a rapid support forces, paramilitary group, or rsf, have been locked in battle with the sudanese army led by general abdel fattah al baron. the fighting comes a sudan tries to finalize a deal to return to civilian rule after two military coups in recent years. temporarily united, the army and
the forces of general mohammed hamdan dygalo, known as a rapid support forces, paramilitary group, or rsf, have been locked in battle with the sudanese army, led by general abdel fattah albarran. fighting comes as sudan tries to finalize a deal to return to civilian rule after two military coups in recent years. temporarily united , the army and the rsf in a phone interview gigolo who is better known as committee told me ruling sudan isn t his endgame. what do you personally want from this situation? general hampton? do you want to lead the army? do you want to be the chief? you don t want to be the leader of the army. there s a framework agreement between all the sudanese stakeholders that should be adhered to. i don t want to lead anything. these are all propaganda they are making as part of the agreement. the rsf some 100,000 strong would merge with the army. but differences over how long that would take and who would end up with more power aggravated tensions between the
labeled it now a rebel group, the army chief and the head of the paramilitary or at the center of this conflict. it s growing deadlier by the day, nearly 100 people have been killed so far. in clashes over the last three days, smoke and flames seen near the presidential palace, the army headquarters. also the airport. tina s nima elbagir has been following the developments. listen, this is descending, and it seems into a civil war, but you also have this dynamic of russia backing one side, the u. s. and the west to some degree the other. where is this going from here? well, commander, mohammed hamdan dygalo, the head of the paramilitary forces was incredibly well equipped and trained and resourced by russia . and that s really what s tipping the balance that even that, even though his men are outnumbered by the sudanese army that equipment that support that technical technological know how clearly has paid off for him. we were able to speak to general burhan, the head of sudan s milita
over the phone, i could hear the sound of fighting, continuing fighting in the background it it s very clear that despite the fact that both sides had agreed to a, uh humanitarian pause from that hour of four p.m. local time that that was not being respected, and he told us that he intended to not only dissolve the paramilitary but that he intended to bring commander mohammed hamdan dygalo to justice that he believed that his forces had mutiny mutiny against the authority of the state. and he is now sarah. calling this a coup attempt. those are very strong words. but the context continues to be complicated. we were able to verify and create this heat map that we want to show our audience of just how widespread that fighting continues right across khartoum and what you re seeing that on your screens. much of that is residential is inside. residential areas. so although general burhan told us