The rare public appearance of Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council and general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), in Port Sudan on Sunday prompted speculation that the move was aimed at finding a political settlement between the two warring parties.
On the same day, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo presented a political vision for a comprehensive solution to the Sudanese crisis.
On the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Dagalo called for a long-term ceasefire agreement combined with the principles of a comprehensive political solution that addresses the root causes of Sudan's wars.
He further stressed the importance of forming a democratic, civil government based on fair and free elections at all levels to enable all Sudanese to actively and truly participate in determining their political destiny.
Meanwhile, the National Umma Party (NUP), a major party in the opposition coalition Forces of Freedom and Change Alliance, announced its support to stop the war and achieve peace.
"If Al-Burhan's exit came with arrangements and understandings to stop the war, achieve peace and return to the democratic path, then we will support it in a manner that restores the seized rights of the Sudanese people and fulfills their aspirations for a decent life," NUP leader Fadlallah Burma Nasir said on his Facebook page on Sunday.
The armed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continue. /CFP
In the meantime, the armed clashes between the two sides continued. The independent Sudan Tribune news portal reported on its website that the SAF on Sunday intensified its air and artillery strikes against the RSF posts in various areas of the capital Khartoum.
The SAF has repulsed three RSF attacks at the army's armored corps camp in the Al-Shajara military area, south of Khartoum. The camp has been a major target for the RSF, where it had made several attempts to control it over last week.
The SAF warplanes also targeted the RSF positions around Khartoum International Airport and the army's General Command in central Khartoum, said an eyewitness.
The Eastern Nile Emergency Room, east of Khartoum, announced in a statement on Sunday that several citizens were injured at Al-Haj Yousif neighborhood due to the falling of shells.
Women who fled the war in Sudan await the distribution of international aid rations at the Ourang refugee camp, near Adre town in eastern Chad, August 15, 2023. /CFP
Similarly, South Khartoum Emergency Room said in a statement that seven citizens were killed when a shell fell in the vicinity of the central market in southern Khartoum.
Sudan has been witnessing deadly armed clashes between the SAF and the RSF in Khartoum and other areas since April 15. Over 3,000 people have been killed and more than 6,000 injured, according to the Sudanese Health Ministry.
More than 4 million people have fled from their homes – 3.2 million people were displaced internally and close to 900,000 have crossed the border into Chad, Egypt, South Sudan and other countries, according to the latest UN estimates.