1 in 1 residents of Khartoum fetch water on May 6, 2023 — Photo: Portal Residents of Khartoum fetch water on May 6, 2023 — Photo: Portal
Envoys from the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are in Jeddah for talks this Saturday (6), the Saudi Arabian foreign minister said, as international mediators at the meeting urged an end to the conflict that has been ravaging Sudan Country African Country.
The proposed move between the US and Saudi Arabia is the first serious attempt to end three weeks of fighting that has turned parts of the Sudanese capital Khartoum into war zones and scuttled an internationally backed plan to establish civilian rule after years of unrest and unrest.
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Riyadh and Washington earlier welcomed “prenegotiation talks” between the army and the RSF, urging them to actively engage after numerous broken ceasefire agreements. But both sides made it clear that they would only negotiate a humanitarian ceasefire, not an end to the war.
RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, confirmed his group’s presence and said he hoped the talks would achieve the desired goal, which was safe passage for civilians.
Sudanese forces said they sent a delegation to the Red Sea city late Friday, but special envoy Dafallah Alhaj said the army would not sit directly with a delegation that the “rebel” group RSF could send.
Meanwhile, Hemedti has vowed to capture or kill army leader Abdel Fattah alBurhan, and there is also evidence that both sides remain reluctant to make concessions to end the bloodshed.