Sudan's paramilitary RSF announces 72-hour truce during Eid
21 Apr 2023 12:20pm
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF)commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (C) arrives, flanked by supporters and security forces, to give a speech during a rally in the village of Abraq, northwest of the Sudanese capital. - AFP
"The truce coincides with the blessed Eid al Fitr...and to open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens and give them the opportunity to greet their families," reported Anadolu Agency citing the RSF as saying on Twitter.
In the statement, the RSF affirmed its commitment to a complete cease-fire and warned against "the continuous transgressions of the other party."
Fighting erupted Saturday between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF in the capital Khartoum and its surroundings.
The RSF accused the army of attacking its forces in the south of Khartoum with light and heavy weapons while the military claimed that the paramilitary force was "spreading lies” and labeled it a "rebel” group.
Sudan has been without a functioning government since October 2021, when the military dismissed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's transitional government and declared a state of emergency in what political forces called a "coup." - BERNAMA
