The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) will not agree to a ceasefire in an ongoing armed conflict, even during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, unless the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) surrender, a senior official of the national army has said.
The SAF deputy commander, Lieutenant General Yasser al-Atta, made the statement on Saturday, dismissing a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution calling for a truce in line with the fasting period that began on Monday.
Intense fighting broke out between the SAF and the RSF in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum in mid-April last year – during Ramadan – sparked by a power struggle between the rival armies. The UN says at least 14,600 people have been killed and 26,000 others injured in 11 months of hostilities that have spread across the African nation and allegedly taken on ethnic dimensions.
Last Thursday, while demanding a ceasefire between the warring factions, UN
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