After it entered into force at midnight last night, the Sudanese army announced that it had agreed to a truce throughout the country after Saudi-American mediation.
He added, in a statement at dawn on Tuesday, that the ceasefire came for humanitarian reasons.
He also added that the armistice was conditional on the rebels’ commitment to stop all hostilities and abide by the requirements for their continuation, in reference to the Rapid Support Forces.
This came after US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced Monday that the parties to the conflict in Sudan agreed to a 3-day ceasefire, starting from Tuesday, after 10 days of bloody battles.
It may develop into a permanent one
On the other hand, the political advisor to the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Fares al-Nour, stated in an intervention with Al-Arabiya that they agreed to the armistice for humanitarian reasons.
He revealed that the temporary truce in Sudan may develop into a permanent one.
He also continued that his forces agreed to allow humanitarian corridors in Sudan.
While the Al-Arabiya / Al-Hadath correspondent reported at dawn on Tuesday that calm has prevailed in most of the areas of clashes, with the armistice entering into force at midnight.
And US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced an agreement between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support, which includes a cease-fire between them, which began at midnight local time in Khartoum.
And the US Secretary added, in a statement on Monday evening, that the two parties to the conflict had agreed on a truce that would apply throughout the country.
He also stressed that the cease-fire will be for a period of 72 hours since midnight, calling on everyone to implement the armistice immediately and completely.
He revealed that this agreement came after intense negotiations that extended over the past 48 hours, in which the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces agreed to implement a nationwide ceasefire starting at midnight on April 24 and lasting for 72 hours.
He also added that during this period, the United States urges the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to immediately and fully adhere to the ceasefire to support a lasting end to the fighting.
Bloody clashes
He made it clear that his country would coordinate with regional and international partners and the Sudanese parties to help establish a committee that would oversee the negotiation, conclusion and implementation of a permanent settlement to stop hostilities and facilitate humanitarian missions.
These developments came at a time when the most dangerous conflict in Sudan between the two most powerful generals in the country entered its eleventh day, without any signs of a near solution.
The battles since April 15 between the army and the Rapid Support Forces have also killed more than 420 people and injured 3,700, and prompted tens of thousands to flee from the areas of clashes towards other states, or towards Chad and Egypt.
