The crisis in Sudan began its twenty-sixth day, Thursday, amid ongoing efforts to end the conflict and achieve a permanent ceasefire.
In this regard, a source in the mediation told Reuters that negotiations between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in the Saudi city of Jeddah have moved forward and a ceasefire agreement is expected to be reached soon.
Another source familiar with the talks said a deal was close. Negotiations continued until late at night.
In the absence of grounds for understanding, the situation was left as is, with clashes resuming on Wednesday and continuing to take casualties, amid deteriorating living conditions due to water, electricity and internet cuts, and Saudi Arabia said negotiators in Jeddah are working on a short-term ceasefire. .
Delegations of the army and the Rapid Support Forces have been holding meetings under the auspices of the United States and Saudi Arabia in the city of Jeddah for several days. Talks between the two sides aim to reach a real truce and allow the arrival of aid workers and supplies after repeated ceasefire declarations have failed to stop the fighting.
The Security Committee in Khartoum recommended to Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to declare a general mobilization and introduce a state of emergency and curfew in the country.
In recommendations submitted to the chairman of the Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the committee demanded immediate action to deal with the food disaster occurring in the country, urging him to resolutely confront the Rapid Support Forces, calling them insurgents. militia.
Fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces intensified in the Bahri and Omdurman districts of the capital Khartoum, and the Sudanese army claimed control of the Bahri district after the skies over Khartoum witnessed plumes of smoke and violent raids between the two sides of the conflict.
Pictures taken by Sudanese citizens showed the beginning of violent clashes with the use of medium and heavy weapons, accompanied by the sounds of warplanes, in the Shambat region in northern Khartoum. Some of the images also show street warfare between the two sides of the conflict. in the Sudanese capital.
Both the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces have not honored repeated truce agreements as street fighting between the two sides in Khartoum continues, with the Rapid Support Forces confirming that the presidential palace has been badly damaged during army raids.
In this regard, the US State Department announced that it will blame the ongoing violence on the leaders of Sudan, stressing that there is no military solution to the crisis in Sudan, and expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia for conducting negotiations between the two countries. parties to the conflict in Sudan.
Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said US negotiators are “cautiously optimistic” about commitment to humanitarian principles and a ceasefire, but they are also considering who could be sanctioned if the two warring factions do not agree to it.
