Sudan’s army and a rival paramilitary group declared a cease-fire following seven days of conflict that has claimed hundreds of lives and brought the northern African nation to the brink of an all-out civil war.
While the military and the Rapid Support Forces accused each other of violating the three-day truce soon after it was announced and sporadic explosions could still be heard in the Khartoum, the capital, late Friday, heavy shelling had ceased. At least 330 people have died in the fighting and almost 3,200 have been wounded, according to the World Health Organization.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had spoken to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the army, and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo on Thursday and urged them to commit to the cease-fire — the announcement of which was to be welcomed.
