Timeline of the Sudanese civil war (2023)

[47] At Merowe, eyewitnesses reported seeing an RSF column heading away from the perimeter of its airport to al-Multaqa, 100 km (62 miles) to the south, following air strikes by the military the previous day.

[53] In Merowe, an Al Jazeera correspondent said that the SAF had regained full control over the airport, which had been totally destroyed in the fighting, and that the situation was returning to normal although the presence of military vehicles was still noted.

[54] Diplomatic missions in Sudan, which included those of Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Sweden), issued a joint statement calling for fighting parties to observe their obligations under international law, specifically urging them to "protect civilians, diplomats and humanitarian actors," avoid further escalations and initiate talks to "resolve outstanding issues".

[88] The RSF said that the aim of the ceasefire was to "establish humanitarian corridors, allowing citizens and residents to access essential resources, healthcare, and safe zones, while also evacuating diplomatic missions".

[90] Despite the ceasefire, heavy artillery fire was reported in Omdurman, where a dozen people were injured after a hospital was hit,[91] while fighting continued in Khartoum and in Geneina, West Darfur, according to local sources.

Drone strikes were reported at RSF positions near a major oil refinery,[109] while video emerged showing a building of the Central Bank of Sudan on fire following heavy fighting.

[132] During negotiations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the SAF and the RSF signed an agreement to allow safe passage for people leaving battle zones, protect relief workers and not to use civilians as human shields.

The video, which was believed to be Burhan's first recorded appearance in the field since the start of the fighting, showed him wearing a military outfit and carrying a rifle and a pistol while shaking hands with cheering soldiers.

[176] A faction of the militant Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu began mobilizing around Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan state, moving into several army camps and prompting the SAF to reinforce its positions despite an RSF blockade.

[183] The governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abakar, was abducted and killed by armed men hours after accusing the RSF of genocide and calling for international intervention in a TV interview.

[187] The RSF was reported to have seized an SAF garrison in Tawila, North Darfur after fighting that started on 16 June, leaving at least seven civilians dead and large parts of the town destroyed.

[211] The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc composed of eight East African states, opened a summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to explore options to end the war.

[220][221] In South Kordofan, the SPLM-N (al-Hilu) seized control of the Karkaraya oil field near Dalang and bombarded the headquarters of the SAF's 14th Infantry Division in the Belenga neighborhood of Kadugli with Katyusha rockets.

[223] In South Darfur, the RSF claimed to have seized the town of Kas, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of the state capital Nyala,[220] and captured the garrison of the SAF's 61st Infantry Brigade there along with its commander, 30 officers, 13 combat vehicles with full equipment and 70 cannons.

The SAF claimed to have repelled an RSF attack in Al-Ashra and the Al-Dabbasin Bridge in Abu Adam, south of Khartoum, destroying 9 combat vehicles and killing several fighters.

[243] Hemedti made his first video announcement since the start of the war, expressing his willingness to negotiate and reach a peace agreement within 72 hours if Burhan and the rest of the SAF leadership, whom he called "corrupt", were to step down.

[252] Arrest warrants were issued for former Interior Minister Ahmad Harun and four other senior members of the Bashir regime who had taken refuge in Kassala after escaping from Khartoum's Kober prison during fighting in April.

Other political groups such as the Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council and the Sudan Revolutionary Front express similar views, declaring the following day that they had positioned themselves "equidistant" from both the SAF and the RSF.

His briefing was delivered instead by UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, and Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Director of Operations and Advocacy Edem Wosornu.

[264] The Sudanese Education Ministry cancelled final examinations for primary, intermediate, and secondary schools in all war-affected states and ordered the automatic transfer of students to the next grade levels.

In an alternate account, the RSF accused the SAF of lodging complaints based on false reports that led to the removal of its pages and said it was in contact with Facebook's parent company Meta to restore them.

[271] The leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Gibril Ibrahim, removed four leading members from the group, including chief security officer Suleiman Sandal and chief negotiator Ahmed Tugud, officer-in-charge of Kordofan Adam Issa Hasabo, and deputy secretary for organization and administration Mohamed Hussein Sharaf, after they held secret meetings in July with RSF deputy leader and Hemedti's brother Abdelrahim Dagalo in N'Djamena, Chad.

[282] Burhan went outside Khartoum for the first time since the start of the war, inspecting soldiers at Wadi Seidna air base and engaging with residents of the Karari neighborhood in Omdurman[283] before going to Atbara and Port Sudan.

[295] Yousef Izzat, an adviser to Hemedti, met with African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki to discuss efforts to end the war, drawing condemnation from the Sudanese Foreign Ministry.

None of the passengers were injured [346] The RSF claimed to have seized control of Al-Ailafoon, 30 kilometres east of Khartoum,[347] and established positions in Al-Bashaqra, Wad Rawah, and Al-Aidij in Gezira State.

[352] The commander of the SAF's 17th Infantry Division in Sennar State, Major General Ayoub Abdel Qader, was killed along with several others in RSF shelling of the Armoured Corps headquarters in Khartoum.

[405] Burhan ordered a cabinet reshuffle that affected the Interior, Justice, Industry and Religious Affairs ministries and replaced the governors of Al-Jazira, Kassala, Northern, and West Kordofan states.

[410] SAF Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant-General Yasser al-Atta arrived in Port Sudan after breaking out of the Corps of Engineers headquarters in Omdurman, where he had been besieged since the start of the conflict, and flying out from Wadi Sedna air base.

[417] Negotiations between the SAF and the RSF in Jeddah were indefinitely suspended by Saudi, US, and African mediators due to the failure of both parties to fulfil their obligations, including implementing agreed-upon confidence-building measures and withdrawing military forces from key cities.

[420] The US imposed sanctions on three former officials of the Bashir regime, namely former minister and presidential aide Taha Osman Ahmed al-Hussein and former directors of the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah aka Sala Gosh and Mohamed Etta Elmoula Abbas, citing Al-Hussein's involvement in coordinating with regional actors to support the RSF, Gosh's plotting to overthrow the civilian-led transitional government, and Elmoula's attempts to restore the Bashir regime to power.