Sudan army's statement comes after Rapid Support Forces leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, promised to open airports for evacuations.
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudan’s army said on Saturday, April 22, it had agreed to help evacuate foreign nationals as sporadic gunfire and air strikes echoed across Khartoum despite promises by warring sides to cease fire for three days after a week of strife that has killed hundreds.
The army and the paramilitary RSF, which are waging a deadly power struggle across the country, had both issued statements saying they would uphold aSudan’s sudden collapse into warfare has dashed plans to restore civilian rule, brought an already impoverished country to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe and threatened a wider conflict that could draw in outside powers.
International efforts to quell the violence have focused on the ceasefire, with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken calling on them to honor the truce. RSF chief Hemedti said on Facebook early on Saturday that he had received a phone call from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in which they “emphasized the necessity of adhering to a complete ceasefire and providing protection for humanitarian and medical workers”.
The Sudanese doctors union said early on Saturday that more than two thirds of hospitals in conflict areas were out of service, with 32 forcibly evacuated by soldiers or caught in crossfire.
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