The RSF said Belila airport in the state of West Kordofan had been used by the army, which it has been fighting since mid-April

Employees at Belila oilfield, said they were evacuated due to the attack as the warring factions reconvened for talks in Saudi Arabia.

The RSF said in a statement that it would allow the airport and the oil field to continue to operate.

The two sides have also been battling in the western cities of El Obeid and El Fasher in recent days, as US- and Saudi-sponsored talks that aim to broker a lasting ceasefire restarted on Sunday in the Saudi city of Jeddah.