Sudan crisis: Warring factions agree to 72-hour ceasefire
Warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire after the US and Saudi Arabia mediated the truce while countries are engaged to evacuate their citizens from the country.
Warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire after the US and Saudi Arabia mediated the truce while countries are engaged to evacuate their citizens from the country.
The paramilitary forces announced that the ceasefire would come into effect at 6 am (04:00 GMT) on Friday, which marks the beginning of the Muslim holiday of Eid ul-Fitr, amid heavy fighting with the army in the country's capital of Khartoum.
The move comes after prolonged negotiations between Sudan's ruling military council and leaders of the protest movement which toppled veteran leader Omar al-Bashir in April this year.
