<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The death toll from clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has risen to 863 civilians, according to local medics on Monday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In a statement, the Sudan Doctors Syndicate said that 3,531 people have also been injured in the violence since April 15.</div><div><br></div><div>The NGO said that 28 civilians had been killed in clashes between the two military rivals in Nyala city, the provincial capital of South Darfur province, in recent days.</div><div><br></div><div>Last week, the syndicate had put the death toll from the violence at 850 and 3,394 others injured.</div><div><br></div><div>A 7-day cease-fire is set to come into force between the army and the RSF on Monday following talks between the two conflicting parties in Saudi Arabia.</div><div><br></div><div>A disagreement had been fomenting in recent months between the army and the RSF over the paramilitary group’s integration into the armed forces, a key condition of Sudan's transition agreement with political groups.</div><div><br></div><div>Sudan has been without a functioning government since October 2021, when the military dismissed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's transitional government and declared a state of emergency in a move decried by political forces as a "coup."</div><div><br></div><div>Sudan's transitional period, which started in August 2019 after the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir, had been scheduled to end with elections in early 2024. - Anadolu Agency</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>