By Associated Press
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia and the US said on Friday the warring sides in Sudan’s conflict are adhering better to a week-long ceasefire following days of sporadic fighting.
The truce, brokered by Riyadh and Washington, went into effect Monday, but fighting continued in Khartoum and the western Darfur region. Particularly intense clashes flared up on Wednesday, the two countries said in a joint statement.
The conflict in Sudan erupted in mid-April after months of escalating tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary commanded by Gen.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.
The week-long ceasefire is the seventh attempt at a truce after the others were violated.
#بيان | تشير المملكة العربية السعودية والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، بصفتهما كميسّرين، إلى التحسن الملحوظ في احترام اتفاقية وقف إطلاق النار قصير الأمد والترتيبات الإنسانية في السودان يوم 25 مايو pic.twitter.com/brgh5JazJn
— وزارة الخارجية
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia and the US said on Friday the warring sides in Sudan’s conflict are adhering better to a week-long ceasefire following days of sporadic fighting.
The truce, brokered by Riyadh and Washington, went into effect Monday, but fighting continued in Khartoum and the western Darfur region. Particularly intense clashes flared up on Wednesday, the two countries said in a joint statement.
The conflict in Sudan erupted in mid-April after months of escalating tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary commanded by Gen.Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); });
The conflict has killed at least 863 civilians, including at least 190 children, according to the most recent numbers from the Sudanese Doctors’ Syndicate.
The week-long ceasefire is the seventh attempt at a truce after the others were violated.
#بيان | تشير المملكة العربية السعودية والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، بصفتهما كميسّرين، إلى التحسن الملحوظ في احترام اتفاقية وقف إطلاق النار قصير الأمد والترتيبات الإنسانية في السودان يوم 25 مايو pic.twitter.com/brgh5JazJn
— وزارة الخارجية
