Sudan's RSF commander announces a unilateral truce over Eid

Reuters

27 June, 2023, 08:55 am

Last modified: 27 June, 2023, 08:58 am

Sudan's RSF commander announces a unilateral truce over Eid

Reuters

27 June, 2023, 08:55 am

Last modified: 27 June, 2023, 08:58 am

A member of the RSF forces walks around the destroyed Air Defence Forces command site in Khartoum, Sudan, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video on June 14, 2023. RSF via Twitter/via REUTERS/File Photo

A member of the RSF forces walks around the destroyed Air Defence Forces command site in Khartoum, Sudan, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video on June 14, 2023. RSF via Twitter/via REUTERS/File Photo

Sudan's RSF paramilitary commander announced on Monday a unilateral truce during Muslims' Eid al Adha.

General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, said in an audio recording aired on Al Arabiya TV the truce will be effective on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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