Deadly clashes in Sudan between forces loyal to two rival generals appeared to continue, despite one side's pledge to adhere to a three-day truce on humanitarian grounds.
2:16Abdelmoneim Sayed/AFP via Getty ImagesFriday, despite one side's pledge to adhere to a three-day truce on humanitarian grounds.
The Rapid Support Forces , a powerful Sudanese paramilitary group, released a statement on Friday morning announcing that it has agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire from 6 a.m. local time, coinciding with the religious holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. However, in the hours since the truce was due to begin, there has been reports of gunfire, shelling and bombing in several areas of the capital, Khartoum, and other parts of Sudan.
"We are confident that we will overcome this ordeal with our training, wisdom and strength in a way that preserves the security and unity of the state and enables us to secure a safe transition to civilian rule," Burhan said.Marwan Ali/APin Sudan on April 15 in a culmination of weeks of tensions between the Sudanese Armed Forces commander and Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the RSF.
The clashes started in Khartoum and quickly spread to other Sudanese cities, though "the heaviest concentration of fighting" remains centered in the densely populated capital, according to the World Health Organization, the global health arm of the United Nations. The international community has repeatedly called on Sudan's warring parties to immediately lay down their arms and engage in dialogue.
An aerial view of black smoke rising above the Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan on April 20, 2023.and an expectation that the figure will continue to climb with the ongoing violence. Sudanese Health Minister Haitham Mohamed told Arabic news television channel Al Arabiya on Thursday that more than 600 deaths have been recorded in hospitals across the country since the conflict began.
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