The head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said the armed forces will fight to the last soldier. He threatened to use lethal force against the Rapid Support Forces if they do not respond to the voice of reason.
Despite the extension of the truce, AFP reported, citing eyewitnesses, that "clashes with various types of weapons had taken place in southern Khartoum" 7 million of the 25 million Sudanese need humanitarian assistance to continue, according to the United Nations.