Pressure on army and rival group to extend ceasefire in Sudan

Pressure mounted on Monday for Sudan’s warring sides to extend a ceasefire in their fight to regain control of the country. In a joint statement on Sunday, two key international mediators, the US and Saudi Arabia, criticized Sudan’s army and its rival Rapid Support Forces for some violations during a week-long ceasefire. The ceasefire period ends on Monday. Fighting has broken out in Sudan between troops of army chief Abdul-Fateh Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary group led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

According to the Doctors Syndicate of Sudan, at least 866 civilians have died in the fighting and thousands more have been injured. The US and Saudi Arabia have been holding talks between the military and the RSF in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah for weeks. Seven ceasefires have been declared so far and all have been violated to some degree. In statements on Sunday, the US and Saudi Arabia said the military continued to conduct airstrikes, while the RSF continued to occupy people’s homes and properties.

According to the statement, vehicles in convoys carrying fuel, money, aid supplies and humanitarian aid were stolen in areas controlled by both the army and the RSF. Alan Boswell of the International Crisis Group, a think tank, said the joint statement was aimed at pressuring both sides for greater adherence to the ceasefire, at a time when the US and Saudi Arabia have no choice but to hold the Jeddah talks. . The conflict has remained deadlocked as neither side has taken any decisive decision.

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