Ceasefire extended in Sudan
“The Armed Forces Command decided to extend the ceasefire for another 72 hours to create favorable conditions for the evacuation of foreigners by Saudi Arabia and the United States and to facilitate the humanitarian aspects of the Sudanese people,” the army said in a statement. release. expression was used.
In the statement, which indicates that the ceasefire will be valid from midnight, when the current ceasefire will end, the armed forces (referring to the Rapid Support Forces with which they clashed) said that the rebels (referring to the Rapid Support Forces with which they faced) they fought) bombed military institutions and places of our forces, sabotaging vital installations, and threatening the lives and property of citizens. We hope that this time they will not violate the terms of the ceasefire,” he said. It was said.
On April 25, a 72-hour ceasefire was declared with the mediation of the US This truce would end as of midnight today.
IGAD SOLUTION INITIATIVE
The Intergovernmental Authority on East African Development (IGAD) yesterday launched a compromise initiative, which involved extending the current ceasefire by 72 hours and a representative of the armed forces and the NGO traveled to Juba, the capital of South Sudan. , to negotiate.
The Sudanese Army announced that the Army Commander, General Abdulfettah al-Burhan, had taken the initiative and accepted it “in principle” in principle.
HDK has not yet ruled on the ceasefire and the IGAD initiative.
CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ARMY AND NGO IN SUDAN
Armed clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and the HDK on the morning of April 15 in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and other cities.
The disagreement between the army and the HDK over the military security reform, which provides for the “full participation of the HDK in the army”, had become a hot-button conflict in recent months.
Sudan’s Ministry of Health reported that 512 people were killed and 4,193 wounded in clashes between the army and the HDK that began on April 15. (AA)