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Sudan army has changed its mind and abandoned truce talks that were planned to be held regarding a ceasefire in the country.

The White House on Thursday announced economic and visa sanctions against Sudanese leaders it holds responsible for breaking a ceasefire. 

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Despite repeated pledges from both sides, fighting has flared this week both in greater Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur.

The suspension of a humanitarian cease-fire in Sudan came as a result of "repeated serious violations" of the terms, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia said.

The United States announced sanctions Thursday on Sudanese leaders it blames for the breakdown of US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire efforts after shelling and air strikes killed 18 civilians at a Khartoum market.For nearly seven weeks, Khartoum and other parts of Sudan have been gripped by deadly fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, both of which Washington held responsible for violating the ceasefire and provoking "appalling" bloodshed.

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The United States said Thursday it will only be ready to mediate a truce between Sudans warring parties when they get serious , after the army left negotiations and the latest ceasefire unravelled.

The White House on Thursday announced economic and visa sanctions against Sudanese leaders it holds responsible for breaking a ceasefire.

The fighting sparked mass evacuations of thousands of foreign nationals in the initial weeks, while many abandoned foreign diplomatic facilities were ransacked.