The U.S. State department is urging an 'extension' to the cease-fire in Sudan amid an armed conflict between paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan's army.
Smoke rose in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday as a paramilitary group said it had seized the presidential palace. as the end nears for a 24-hour deal between paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and Sudan's army.
Explosions and gunfire began on Saturday amid an armed conflict between paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and Sudan's army, which are fighting for control of the country. The cease-fire between the two sides took effect at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, and fighting grew less intense in the hours after it went into effect, according to Atiya Abdalla Atiya, secretary of the Doctors’ Syndicate.
State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said during a press briefing on Thursday that the cease-fire should be extended through the end of Eid al-Fitr.This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 20, 2023, shows an aerial view of black smoke rising above the Khartoum International Airport amid ongoing battles between the forces of two rival generals.
"We urge the SAF and RSF to extend the current ceasefire through Sunday, April 23, which would be the end of Eid," Patel said."We think that the extension of it is important for a number of reasons, allowing for the flow of necessary humanitarian materials, but also to ensure the safety of of diplomatic personnel as well.""I'm certainly not going to get the head of the process here.
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