UPDATED. 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 a three-day ceasefire from Friday for Islam’s Eid al-Fitr holiday. The World Health Organization reported on Friday that 413 people had been killed and 3,551 injured since fighting broke out. The death toll includes at least five aid workers in a country reliant on food aid.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 army on Friday accused the RSF of raiding the prison, which the paramilitary force denied. Lawyers for a prisoner there said in a statement that an armed group had forcibly evacuated the prison, with the detainees’ whereabouts unknown.
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