Sudan Warring Generals Agree On 72-Hour Ceasefire | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Apr 25, 2023
Sudan Warring Generals Agree On 72-Hour Ceasefire | READ DETAILS
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A US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan's warring generals officially came into effect Tuesday after 10 days of urban combat killed hundreds, wounded thousands and sparked a mass exodus of foreigners.
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The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to the ceasefire "following intense negotiationsÔÇØ, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement shortly before the truce took effect at midnight (2200 GMT Monday).
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Previous bids to pause the conflict failed to take hold, but both sides confirmed they had agreed to the three-day halt.
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"This ceasefire aims to establish humanitarian corridors, allowing citizens and residents to access essential resources, healthcare, and safe zones, while also evacuating diplomatic missions,ÔÇØ the RSF paramilitary tweeted.
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In a statement on Facebook, the SAF said it would also abide by the ceasefire on condition its rivals did so.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned earlier that Sudan was on "the edge of the abyssÔÇØ and that the violence "could engulf the whole region and beyondÔÇØ.
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The fighting has pitted forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against those of his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the RSF.
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The RSF emerged from the Janjaweed militia that then-president Omar al-Bashir unleashed in Darfur, leading to war crimes charges against Bashir and others.
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The Forces of Freedom and Change, the main civilian bloc which the two generals ousted from power in a 2021 coup, said the truce would allow for "dialogue on the modalities of a permanent ceasefire.ÔÇØ
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At least 427 people have been killed and more than 3,700 wounded, according to UN agencies.
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Among the latest to die was the assistant administrative attache at Cairo's embassy in Khartoum, Egypt's foreign ministry said.
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