Fighters rampage in Darfur city despite Sudan truce

By SAMY MAGDY
Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Residents say fighting has intensified in Sudan’s war-ravaged region of Darfur during a fragile three-day truce between the country’s two battling top generals. The truce eased fighting in the country’s capital, Khartoum. The U.S. said it was working with both sides to extend the cease-fire, which expires late Thursday. The lull has allowed foreign governments to evacuate thousands of their nationals as tens of thousands of Sudanese try to flee to neighboring countries. In the Darfur city of Genena, residents described attacks by fighters, mostly wearing uniforms belonging to the country’s powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, on several neighborhoods across the city.