A Sudanese diplomatic source told Al Jazeera that the Sudanese army has suspended its participation in the Jeddah negotiations in which the Rapid Support Forces are participating. The US-Saudi mediation announced that more than one truce agreement had been reached between the two parties to the conflict in Sudan based on negotiations held in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and these agreements were repeatedly violated.
A Sudanese government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that the army made the decision "because the rebels (Rapid Support Forces) did not implement the clause on their withdrawal from hospitals and citizens' homes, and their continued violation of the truce".
On Monday evening, Saudi Arabia and the United States announced that the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces had agreed to extend the ceasefire agreement signed between them for an additional 5 days.
The announcement coincided with the expiration of an announced agreement between the army and the rapid support for a short-term 7-day ceasefire and humanitarian arrangements, under the auspices of Saudi Arabia.
The Jeddah talks began in early May and led to a declaration of commitment to protect civilians and two short ceasefire agreements that have been repeatedly violated.
Meanwhile, the expanded mechanism on the Sudanese crisis will hold its first meeting in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, in accordance with the decision of the African Peace and Security Council summit held last Saturday.
The meeting aims to develop the African Union's roadmap for the Sudanese crisis with the participation of international and regional partners.
A diplomatic source revealed to Al Jazeera that 21 countries, along with the African Union, IGAD organizations, the Arab League, the European Union and the United Nations, will participate in the meeting.
The source stressed that the meeting will develop mechanisms to coordinate support for Sudan, secure an immediate, permanent, comprehensive and unconditional cessation of hostilities, as well as develop a roadmap that works to coordinate and harmonize regional, continental and international efforts to resolve the crisis.
Clashes continue
Meanwhile, residents reported violent clashes as of late Tuesday in the south of the capital Khartoum and in the city of Omdurman, which lies on the opposite bank of the Nile.
Al Jazeera correspondent said that large-scale clashes took place on Tuesday in different areas of the capital Khartoum between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, despite the declared truce, which the two sides accuse each other of violating.
The correspondent added that clashes took place between the two sides in Al-Ghaba Street and the entrance to Al-Fatihat Bridge in the capital, and witnessed shooting with various types of weapons.
The emergency room in the Halfaya district, north of Khartoum North, said three residents of the neighborhood were killed in attacks by members of the Rapid Support Forces on the neighborhood. While Sudanese sources told Al Jazeera that clashes took place in central and northern Khartoum, and heavy shooting southeast of the city of El Obeid in North Kordofan state.
Since April 15, clashes have continued in Sudan, leaving more than 1800,<> people dead, according to ACLID, and more than one and a half million displaced people and refugees, according to the United Nations.
According to Tuesday's report by the Norwegian Refugee Council, "looting and theft have spread in Khartoum, and some areas have been completely stripped of property."