Sudan’s paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), says it is committing to a 24-hour ceasefire to allow safe passage of civilians and for humanitarian aid.
In a statement today, the head of RSF Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, said the deal had been reached following a conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and “other friendly nations”.
He accused the army of failing to honour an earlier ceasefire by the UN, saying the soldiers were allegedly “bombing densely populated areas from the air and endangering civilian lives”.
There has been no word yet from the Sudanese army on the ceasefire plea.
Sounds of gunfire were heard in Khartoum early on Tuesday morning, with the death toll now nearing 200.
