Saudi Arabia and the US say Sudan’s warring sides are adhering better to a new, weeklong ceasefire following days of sporadic fighting
The United Nations says more than a million people have been displaced within Sudan, in addition to 300,000 who have fled to neighbouring countries. / Photo: Reuters Archive
Saudi Arabia and the United States said the warring sides in Sudan's conflict are adhering better to a new, weeklong ceasefire following days of sporadic fighting. The truce, brokered by Riyadh and Washington, went into effect on Monday, but fighting continued in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and the western Darfur region. Particularly intense clashes flared up on Wednesday, the two mediators said in a joint statement on Friday.
The conflict in Sudan erupted in mid-April after months of escalating tensions between the military, led by General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The conflict has killed at least 863 civilians, including at least 190 children, according to the most recent numbers from the Sudanese Doctors’ Syndicate.A new cross-party committee tasked with monitoring potential violations observed Wednesday the “use of artillery and military aircraft and drones, credible reports of air strikes, sustained fighting" in Khartoum and Darfur.
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