Sudan: RSF paramilitary group agrees to three-day ceasefire to coincide with Eid

Sudan’s army has not commented on the potential truce, which comes as the UN reports that up to 20,000 people have fled the country

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it has agreed to a 72-hour truce on humanitarian grounds, effective from 6am local time on Friday, as the UN says that up to 20,000 people have already fled the escalating violence in the Darfur region.

“The truce coincides with the blessed Eid Al-Fitr … to open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens and give them the opportunity to greet their families,” the RSF said in a statement.