The Sudanese army intercepted drones fired by its rival paramilitary group on two cities in Sudan's northeast, a military official says.

The army official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said 15 drones targeted Atbara, a city north of the capital, in River Nile province.

He confirmed that strikes caused no casualties.

Local media reports said residents heard explosions.

The official added that ground defences intercepted a smaller-scale drone attack that also targeted Omdruman, the sister city of the capital Khartoum.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone strikes come a day after the group announced that it agreed to a humanitarian truce proposed by a US-led mediator group known as the Quad.

A Sudanese military official told The Associated Press on Thursday that the army welcome

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