On 15 April 2023, armed clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the regular army in the Sudanese capital Khartoum were reported. Later, the fighting between the military forces spread to other Sudanese regions.

Sudanese Army Has 4 Conditions to Stop Fighting With RSF During Ramadan, Says Foreign Ministry

18:01, 9 March 2024

Muhammad Nooh Osman

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On Friday, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Sudan during the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Earlier, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also called for a ceasefire between the two warring parties during Ramadan.

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Sudan's Foreign Ministry has announced four conditions for a ceasefire between the country's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the month of Ramadan, including "the withdrawal of the RSF from citizens' homes, public facilities and civilian objects."

In a statement, the ministry welcomed the appeal by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, stressing "the need for the RSF to withdraw from the states of Gezira and Sennar and all the towns they attacked after signing the Declaration of Humanitarian Principles on May 11, 2023, such as Nyala, El Geneina, Zalingei and Al Daein, and then to regroup their forces in an agreed location."

The conditions also include an end to the "atrocities and violations" of international humanitarian and human rights law committed by the RSF in various states across the country.

Finally, the Sudanese government demanded the return of public and private loot and the accountability of the perpetrators of the destruction of public facilities and civilian property.

On Friday, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Sudan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

UN Security Council Calls for Sudan Ramadan Ceasefire

9 March, 09:16

The resolution calls on all parties to ensure the removal of all obstacles and to allow "unhindered" humanitarian access, including across borders and lines of contact, and to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law.

During a UN Security Council meeting on Sudan on Thursday, Guterres called on all parties to the conflict to observe a ceasefire during Ramadan.

"I call on all parties in Sudan to honor the values of Ramadan by honoring a Ramadan cessation of hostilities. This cessation of hostilities must lead to a definitive silencing of the guns across the country, and set out a firm path towards lasting peace for the Sudanese people," Guterres said, warning of a humanitarian crisis of "immense proportions" and looming famine.

Britain subsequently announced it would seek the resolution, echoing Guterres' appeal. Fourteen countries backed the resolution, proposed by Britain, with only Russia abstaining on the vote that called on "all parties to the conflict to seek a sustainable resolution to the conflict through dialogue." Moscow accused the UK of being hypocritical for not urging the Security Council to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Washington has consistently used its veto power to block such calls.

Since April 15, 2023, violent and widespread clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have taken place in various parts of Sudan, with both sides seeking to control key locations, including the Presidential Palace, the General Command Headquarters of the Armed Forces, the RSF headquarters, and a number of military and civilian airports.

The warring parties have declared a number of temporary nationwide ceasefires, but none have helped resolve the conflict.