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Announcement by mediators says the ceasefire will begin at 6am local time (04:00 GMT).
Sudan’s warring sides have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire for 24 hours starting early on Saturday, mediators Saudi Arabia and the United States have announced.
The ceasefire will begin at 6am local time (04:00 GMT), Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said in a Twitter post on Friday.
#Statement | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America announce that representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a 24-hour countrywide ceasefire beginning on June 10 at 6:00 a.m. Khartoum time. pic.twitter.com/WChGntroxH
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) June 9, 2023
The agreement marks the latest in several failed attempts to stop weeks of fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.
The ministry’s statement said the two sides agreed – as they had done in previous abortive ceasefires – to refrain from seeking military advantage during the 24-hour period, as well as from prohibited movements, attacks, use of aircraft or drones, aerial bombardment, artillery strikes, reinforcement of positions and resupply of forces.
“They also agreed to allow the unimpeded movement and delivery of humanitarian assistance throughout the country,” it added.
The mediators said they proposed the latest ceasefire in an attempt to break a cycle of violence that has killed hundreds of people and displaced more than 1 million. They described it as a confidence-building measure that would allow the resumption of talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah – but also warned that any violations would lead them to consider adjourning the process.
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