Sudan’s rival forces agree to three-day cease-fire
ISTANBUL (AA): Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group agreed to a 3-day cease-fire starting on Sunday.
The cease-fire brokered by Saudi and US mediators started at 6:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
“The parties agreed that during the cease-fire they will refrain from prohibited movements, attacks, use of military aircraft or drones, artillery strikes, reinforcement of positions and resupply of forces, and will refrain from seeking military advantage during the cease-fire,” Saudi Arabia and the United States said in a joint statement.
“They also agreed to allow the unimpeded movement and delivery of humanitarian assistance throughout the country,” they added.
Sudan has been ravaged by fighting between the army and the RSF since April. Nearly 1,000 civilians have been killed and thousands injured in the violence, according to local medics.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that more than 2.2 million people have been displaced by the current conflict.
The statement called on Sudan’s warring rivals “to consider the immense suffering of the Sudanese people and to adhere fully to this cease-fire and cease the severity of violence.”
“Should the parties fail to observe the 72-hour cease-fire, facilitators will be compelled to consider adjourning the Jeddah talks,” the statement warned.
Previous cease-fire agreements between Sudan’s warring parties were repeatedly violated with the two sides blaming each other for violations.
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