Heavy fighting continues in the Sudanese capital even after Sudan's army declared a truce.

The army said yesterday it agreed to a three-day truce to enable people to celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

Its adversary, the Rapid Support Forces had also agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire, to mark Eid.

More than 400 people have been killed and thousands wounded since the fighting erupted Saturday last between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.