Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for a ceasefire in Sudan amid days of fighting as the army and a rival force battle for control of the country. “There is a shared deep concern about the fighting, the violence that’s going on in Sudan,” he said.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for a ceasefire in Sudan amid days of fighting as the army and a rival force battle for control of the country.
“There is … also a strongly held view – again, across all of our partners – on the need for an immediate ceasefire and a return to talks, talks that were very promising in putting Sudan on the path to a full transition to civilian-led government,” Blinken said.97 over the weekend as Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan of Sudan’s armed forces battles for power with Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who leads the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces.
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