Despite the armistice, the shooting continues and military planes fly over Khartoum

Military planes flew over the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and gunfire was heard, despite the declared truce between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces. The latter said: "We announce to the international community that the coup forces have no covenant or the slightest responsibility towards the Sudanese citizen."

On Tuesday evening, military aircraft flew over the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and gunfire was heard, despite the declared truce between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces.

Gunfire was heard despite the truce declared between the two sides, which came into force at 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT).

For its part, the Rapid Support Forces said in a statement: "In the first hours of the declared truce, we detected sporadic attacks on our forces in some areas of Khartoum, in the General Command and East Nile regions."

And she added, "We must announce to the international community that the coup forces have no covenant or the slightest responsibility towards the Sudanese citizen."

And she continued, "We, in the Rapid Support Forces, have expressed our full commitment to the American mediation, the international community, and the mediators to what we pledged to do for the passage of humanitarian and medical aid and the arrival of the sick and wounded to hospitals."

There was no comment from the Sudanese army regarding this development or the "rapid support" statement until (17:21 GMT).

Earlier on Tuesday, the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army announced, in two separate statements, their approval of a 24-hour ceasefire to open safe paths for civilians to cross and evacuate the wounded as a result of the clashes that erupted between the two sides 4 days ago.

A joint statement of 13 leaders of the political forces in Sudan calling for an end to the fighting

On Tuesday evening, 13 leaders of political forces called on the army leadership and the "rapid support" forces to stop the war "immediately" and resort to resolving issues through dialogue, not through the barrel of a gun.

On Tuesday evening, the leaders of the political forces called on the army leadership and the "rapid support" forces to stop the war "immediately" and resort to resolving issues through dialogue, not through the barrel of a gun.

This came in a joint statement of 13 leaders of the political forces, most notably the head of the Umma Party, Fadlallah Burma Nasser, Al-Hadi Idris, member of the Sovereignty Council and head of the Revolutionary Front, member of the Sovereignty Council, Malik Agar, head of the People's Movement, and Minni Arko Minawi, head of the Sudan Liberation Movement.

The statement stated that "the leaders of the Sudanese political forces held a meeting organized by the tripartite mechanism, to exchange views on the dangerous developments in the country following the outbreak of armed clashes since last Saturday."

He added, "After extensive discussion, we reached a call on the army leadership and the Rapid Support Forces to rule the voice of reason, give priority to wisdom, stop the war immediately, and resort to resolving issues through dialogue, not through the barrels of guns."

The statement praised "the initiatives presented by the tripartite mechanism and the United States to reach a truce for humanitarian purposes for a period of 24 hours, starting on Tuesday evening," and appreciated the positive positions issued by the Armed Forces Command and Rapid Support, and said, "We call on them to complete the agreement on it and fulfill its obligations in response to urgent humanitarian needs."

He continued, "We hope that these initiatives will develop into a comprehensive ceasefire in the near future."

For the fourth day in a row, Sudan is witnessing clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum and other cities.

In 2013, the "Quick Support" was formed to support the government forces in their fight against the rebel armed movements in the Darfur region (west), and then assumed tasks, including combating irregular migration on the borders and maintaining security before it was described by the army as "rebel" after the outbreak of clashes.

After the raid on Ghannouchi's house, President of Tunisia: The judiciary must fulfill the aspirations of the people

Tunisian President Kais Saied called on the judiciary to play its role at this stage, "so that the country will have a date with the fulfillment of the people's aspirations." Saeed's speech came a day after the Ennahda movement announced that a security squad had raided the house of its president, Rashid Ghannouchi, and taken him to an unknown destination.

Tunisian President Kais Saied called, on Tuesday, on the judiciary to play its role at this stage, "so that the country will have a date with the realization of the aspirations of the people."

This came in a speech by Said during the procession celebrating the 67th anniversary of the Internal Security Forces Day at Carthage Palace, near the capital, Tunis.

The internal security forces were established in Tunisia in 1956 and consist of the National Security, the National Guard (gendarmerie), customs (customs), civil protection (civil defence), prison administration and reform.

Saeed said, "It is necessary for the Tunisian judiciary to play its role in this stage that the country is going through, so that it is on a date with the expectations of the people and with history."

He added, "Today we are fighting together on the same battle front, a national liberation war in order to impose the full sovereignty of Tunisia, which we will never give up any part of."

And he added, "We are waging a relentless war against all those who seek to strike the state and its institutions and strike the homeland because they have no patriotism."

He continued, "We apply the law and do not want anyone to be oppressed, but we will not leave the Tunisian state a prey to those who tamper with it as they please."

He added, "Those who wear every color and work by all means to obstruct the course of achieving the demands of the Tunisian people must choose which seat to sit on."

And he considered that "Whoever chooses falsehood has no place within the state, and we must all confront them so that they do not remain a stumbling block in the way of purifying the country."

Saeed's speech came a day after the Ennahda movement announced that a security squad had raided the house of its president, Rashid Ghannouchi, and taken him to an unknown destination without respecting the simplest legal procedures.

Since February 11, the Tunisian authorities have carried out a campaign of arrests that included party leaders, two judges, a businessman, a lawyer and an activist. The Tunisian president denies that the arrests are political, and accuses some of those arrested of "conspiring against state security and being behind the crises of goods distribution and high prices."

Saeed has repeatedly stressed the independence of the judicial authorities, but the opposition accuses him of using the judiciary to prosecute those who reject exceptional measures that began to be imposed on July 25, 2021, which sparked an acute political crisis.