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JEDDAH: 萝莉视频 and the US on Sunday made a renewed push for truce talks between Sudan鈥檚 warring generals as deadly fighting raged into its eighth week.
Envoys of Sudan鈥檚 regular army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces or RSF have remained in Jeddah despite the earlier collapse of ceasefire talks, the Kingdom鈥檚 Foreign Ministry said.
The foreign mediators called for 鈥渢he parties to agree to and effectively implement a new ceasefire, with the aim of building to a permanent cessation of hostilities,鈥� it said.
萝莉视频 and the US are keen to resume formal talks between the delegations, the ministry said.
萝莉视频 and the US remain steadfast in their commitment to the people of Sudan, the statement added.
The Sudanese delegations in Jeddah continue to engage in daily negotiations, the ministry said.
鈥淭hose discussions are focused on facilitating humanitarian assistance and reaching agreement on near term steps the party must take before the Jeddah talks resume,鈥� according to the statement.
It added: 鈥淔acilitators stand ready to resume formal talks and remind parties that they must implement their obligations under the May 11 Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to protect the civilians of Sudan.鈥�
A five-day extension of a truce formally expired on Saturday with no signs of the conflict abating.
Upwards of 1,800 people have been killed, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, and the UN says 1.2 million have been displaced with more than 425,000 fleeing abroad.
The RSF on Sunday claimed it had shot down a fighter jet after the army 鈥渓aunched an audacious airborne assault upon our forces鈥� positions鈥� in northern Khartoum.
A military source told AFP a Chinese-made jet crashed near Wadi Seidna base north of Khartoum because of a 鈥渢echnical malfunction.鈥�
Witnesses said they saw an aircraft traveling from the south to the north of the capital with flames erupting from it.
Other witnesses spoke of airstrikes on RSF positions in the east of the city, with some civilian casualties reported.
Fighting in the capital has led to widespread damage and looting, a collapse in health services, power and water cuts, and dwindling food supplies.
Beyond the capital, deadly fighting has also broken out in the remote western region of Darfur, already grappling with long-running unrest and huge humanitarian challenges.