Sudan army demands rivals’ surrender as ceasefire runs out

Destroyed military vehicles are seen in southern Khartoum, Sudan (Marwan Ali/AP)

Sudan’s military has ruled out negotiations with a rival paramilitary force, saying it would only accept its surrender as the two sides continued to battle in central Khartoum and other parts of the country, threatening to wreck international attempts to broker a longer ceasefire.

A tenuous 24-hour ceasefire that began the previous day ran out on Thursday evening with no word of extension.