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The conflict has sparked international concern after witnesses say the RSF killed and abducted civilians in the recent capture of El-Fasher
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Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces agreed to a proposal from the United States and Arab powers for a humanitarian ceasefire and is open to talks on a cessation of hostilities, it said on Thursday in a statement.
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Both the RSF and the Sudanese army have agreed to various ceasefire proposals during their two-and-a-half-year-old war, though none have succeeded. US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it was working towards ending fighting in Sudan.
The announcement, which the Sudanese army did not immediately respond to, comes less than two weeks after the RSF took over the famine-stricken city of El-Fasher, consolidating its control over the vast, western region of Darfur.
“The Rapid Support Forces also looks forward to implementing the agreement and immediately commencing discussions on the arrangements for a cessation of hostilities and the fundamental principles guiding the political process in Sudan,” an RSF statement said.
Earlier this week, the army-led Security and Defence Council met but did not give a definitive answer to the proposal, though influential leaders and allies within the army have expressed their disapproval.
A US State Department spokesperson on Thursday said the United States continued to engage directly with the parties to facilitate a humanitarian truce.
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