Eid al-Fitr: Sudan Rapid Support Forces announce 72-hour truce Friday

Following the Eid al-Fitr holiday celebration, marking the end of Ramadan, Military generals on both sides of the fighting in Sudan agreed to a temporary truce on Friday.

It was gathered explosions and gunfire engulfed the capital city of Khartoum early Friday morning — and the preceding days — before Sudanese Armed Forces Commander Gen. Abdel Fattah al Burhan claimed the sides had agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by Commander Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, announced a “humanitarian truce for a period of 72 hours” for Eid al-Fitr to allow for evacuations.

“Based on international, regional, and local understandings, we agreed to a humanitarian truce for a period of 72 hours, starting from six o’clock this morning,” the Rapid Support Forces noted.

“We note that the truce coincides with the blessed Eid Al-Fitr and to open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens and give them the opportunity to greet their families.”, he added.