Saudi Arabia, US announce truce between Sudan and paramilitary group

Saudi Arabia and USA today announced a new 72-hour ceasefire agreement reached with representatives of the Sudan Army and the Rapid Support Forces (FAR) paramilitary group that will come into effect at 0600 Sudanese time (0400 GMT) from June 18 until the Same time on June 21.

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In a joint official statement, the two mediators said both sides agreed to “refrain from movements, attacks and the use of fighter jets, drones, artillery strikes or reinforcing positions or resupplying forces, as well as refrain from military achievements.” ” during the new truce.

They also agreed to “allow freedom of movement and the arrival of humanitarian aid throughout the country” in the agreed three-day ceasefire.

Since the outbreak of the conflict on April 15, the Sudan Army and the FAR agreed to more than a dozen truces sponsored by different international mediators such as South Sudan, which brokered a week-long ceasefire, and Saudi Arabia and USAwho are holding a round of indirect peace talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah.

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However, of all the agreed humanitarian pauses, the warring parties only fully respected the last 24-hour pause that took place between last weekend.

The conflict in Sudan has caused the internal and external displacement of more than 2.2 million people, according to security agencies. United Nationsa figure that is added to the 3.7 million internally displaced persons that the country already had, mainly in Darfur.

The World Health Organization (WHO) indicated on the 13th that at least 866 people have died and another 6,083 have been injured since the start of the fighting in Sudannoting that its data is current as of June 6 and was provided by the Sudanese Ministry of Health.

Source: Elcomercio

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