And the Saudi news agency, “SPA”, reported a statement in which it said: “The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have demonstrated effective command and control of their forces during the ceasefire period. -fire that took place on June 10, 2023, which led to a decrease in the intensity of the fighting and its decline throughout Sudan and made it possible to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance and to take certain confidence-building measures.
The statement added that Riyadh and Washington expressed “their deep regret for the return of both parties to violence immediately after the end of the ceasefire period, and affirm that a military solution to the conflict is unacceptable, and condemn firmly these actions, and call for their immediate cessation. »
The statement underlines that Saudi Arabia and the United States affirmed that “as part of the continuation of their position alongside the Sudanese people, they are ready to resume talks as soon as the two parties to the conflict show their commitment to what they agreed to in the Jeddah Declaration.”
The statement concluded by saying that Saudi Arabia and the United States “will work to coordinate with regional and international partners to stop the fighting and reduce its impact on the region, and will intensify coordination with relevant Sudanese civil authorities to ensure their participation in shaping the future of Sudan.
Violent clashes and artillery fire
Heavy clashes and artillery shelling broke out in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Sunday, and residents reported airstrikes shortly after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that sparked a brief lull in eight weeks of fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Witnesses said the fighting that erupted between the two sides on Sunday was one of the fiercest battles in weeks and included clashes on the ground in the densely populated neighborhood of Haj Youssef in the city of Bahri, which, with neighbors Khartoum and Omdurman, forms the capital of the triangle around the confluence of the Nile.
After the ceasefire expired at 6 a.m. local time, witnesses said clashes and artillery fire resumed in northern Omdurman.
They also indicated that clashes took place in the south and center of Khartoum and at Shambat on the Nile in the city of Bahri, up to the strategic bridge of Halfaya which leads to the city of Omdurman.
Hostilities broke out between the two sides on April 15 due to differences between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has killed hundreds of civilians and displaced more than 1.9 million people, causing a major humanitarian crisis feared to spread across the volatile region.
Read the Latest World News Today on The Eastern Herald.
