Renewed battles with heavy and light weapons between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) around the presidential palace and central Khartoum took place, as civil aviation authorities extended the country's airspace closure until May 13.

The Sudan Medical Syndicate reported that the number of civilian deaths had risen to 425 and injuries to 2091,<> since the beginning of the clashes.

Al Jazeera correspondent said that the warplanes bombed a rapid support convoy at the entrance to the city of Omdurman, west of Khartoum, and also bombed rapid support sites in the "Abu Saad" area south of Omdurman.

The correspondent of Al Jazeera said that the air force planes flew on Sunday morning in Shambat, north of Khartoum North, and that the Rapid Support Forces confronted them with anti-aircraft weapons, while the vicinity of the Republican Palace, on the second day of the fifth truce, witnessed sporadic confrontations and exchange of fire.

Sudan's army said it had destroyed RSF convoys near the Zeriba area of North Kordofan state, and in the Muwailih and Fatasha districts west of Omdurman.

The army added in a statement that its forces continue to monitor mobile columns from the west to the capital, confirming the continuation of what it described as the "enemy" in violating the truce.

The army revealed that the so-called rebels had turned the East Nile Hospital into a heavily armed military barracks and operations command centre.

In its statement, the army accused the RSF of continuing indiscriminate shelling and continuing to loot public and private property, including banks.

Regarding the evacuations, the Sudanese army said that operations will continue from the base of "Wadi Sedna", denying the existence of any threats hindering them.


Extension of the truce

Sudan's civil aviation authorities extended the closure of the country's airspace until May 13, with the exception of humanitarian flights and the evacuation of foreign nationals.

For its part, the Rapid Support Forces announced, in a statement, the extension of the humanitarian truce for 72 hours, starting from midnight tonight, in response to what it described as international, regional and local calls aimed at opening humanitarian corridors, facilitating the movement of citizens and residents, and enabling them to meet their needs and access safe areas.

The statement said that the Rapid Support Forces renew their strict commitment to the declared humanitarian truce and the complete ceasefire, despite the continuous violations by what it described as "coup forces" who continued to attack their positions and camps.

In a parallel context, the Sudanese Interior Ministry said that the Central Reserve Forces are a faction affiliated with the police, and that they went out to the square on Saturday to secure markets and citizens' properties that were looted, looted and vandalized.

The ministry confirmed that those who lead these forces are officers who are graduates of the Faculty of Police Sciences and Law, denying what was covered on social media that the Central Reserve Forces deployed yesterday belong to the People's Security, and that those who lead them are security officers.

For its part, the Central Bank of Sudan explained that it is making continuous efforts to return all banking services to normal throughout the country, explaining that the looting and theft of some branches of commercial banks does not affect deposits.

The Central Bank of Sudan announced the resumption of work at most of the bank's branches in Sudanese states and cities.


Evacuations

On the subject of evacuation, the British government said on Sunday that it had arranged an additional evacuation flight from Port Sudan scheduled to depart on May 2122, adding that it had evacuated <>,<> people so far from Sudan.

The government confirmed it was no longer operating evacuation flights from Wadi Sedna air base near Khartoum due to declining demand from British citizens and continued instability on the ground.

Secretary of State James Cleverly said in a statement: "Our rescue efforts continue from Port Sudan. "We continue to do everything we can to secure a long-term ceasefire, a stable transition to civilian rule and an end to violence in Sudan."

The British government, which estimated last week that the number of stranded in Sudan was around 4,<> Britons, said on Sunday that the latest evacuation flight from Wadi Sedna air base had departed on Saturday evening.

The statement said the additional scheduled flight from Port Sudan, which the government described as "exceptional", would facilitate the evacuation of a limited number of British citizens remaining in Sudan who wish to leave.

Two U.S. officials told Reuters the United States had sent a Navy ship to Sudan to help evacuate U.S. citizens stranded in the country.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the USNS Brunswick, a rapid transit vessel, was temporarily in Port Sudan.

One added that hundreds of citizens on board were likely to be evacuated.