The Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary force that have been battling the past four days for control of the country agreed on Tuesday to a 24-hour cease-fire, Arab media reports said.
Arabic-language media are saying that the Sudanese army has agreed to a 24-hour cease-fire, starting on Tuesday evening, hours after rival forces said they would also abide by a truce.
Washington s top diplomat said Tuesday that a U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in Sudan and denounced indiscriminate military operations as the country s armed forces and a powerful rival unleashed heavy weapons in urban areas for a fourth day.