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Saudi Arabia, US Announce 72-Hour Ceasefire in Sudan


Sat 17 Jun 2023 | 11:31 PM
Sudan war
Sudan war
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Saudi Arabia and US announced Saturday that the rival Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will observe a 72-hour country-wide ceasefire.

"The ceasefire between the warring factions would begin on June 18 at 6:00 a.m. local time," Co- Facilitators said in statment.

“The parties agreed that during the ceasefire they will refrain from prohibited movements, attacks, use of aircraft or drones, aerial bombardment, artillery strike, reinforcement of positions and resupply of forces, and will refrain from seeking military advantage during the ceasefire,” the statement said.