Sudan army demands rivals’ surrender as cease-fire runs out

By JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY
Associated Press

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military has ruled out negotiations with a rival paramilitary force, saying it would only accept its surrender. The two sides continued to battle in central Khartoum and other parts of the country. A tenuous 24-hour cease-fire ran out Thursday evening with no word of an extension. The military’s statement raised the likelihood of a renewed surge in the nearly weeklong violence that has killed hundreds and pushed Sudan’s population to the breaking point. Many hospitals have been forced to shut down and others are running out of supplies. The truce had brought only marginal calm to some parts of the capital, Khartoum.