The clashes have killed more than 400 people and injured thousands more. Those displaced are streaming into nations such as Chad, Egypt and South Sudan, adding to a refugee crisis in the region.
Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said his troops would also facilitate the evacuation of British, Chinese and French diplomats and citizens. But his claims could not be verified, and it was unclear how and when any evacuations could take place.
Even before its two leading generals went to war last week, “everyone wanted a chunk of Sudan,” an expert said of the strategically located country rich in natural resources.
A Times analysis of satellite imagery shows how a displaced persons camp lost a key source of food and supplies amid a fight for control of the country.