In Sudan, there is no truce for the start of Ramadan, this Monday, March 11. The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, reiterated on Monday his call for a ceasefire during the month that this Muslim holiday will last. The two belligerents – the head of the Sudanese army, General al-Burhan and the leader of the paramilitaries, General Hemedti – have been fighting for eleven months.
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“ There will be no negotiations with the FSR [Forces de soutien rapide] “, declared the number 2 of the Sudanese army, Lieutenant General Yasser Atta.
The Sudanese armed forces rejected, on Saturday March 9, the call for a truce with the Rapid Support Forces during this Ramadan. “Negotiations can only take place if the paramilitaries withdraw from occupied towns in Darfur, Kordofan and Khartoum and surrender their weapons “, indicated this high-ranking soldier.
In a statement, the RSF regretted the army’s position, adding that they were ready to release nearly 540 prisoners of war to show their goodwill during this month of fasting.
No truce is therefore in sight, while UN agencies estimate the number of people suffering from hunger in the country at 18 million.
The Sudanese diaspora is mobilizing at the start of Ramadan to try to send food packages.
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