Sudan RSF fighters agree to 72-hour ceasefire for Idd holiday

Sudanese soldiers loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Sudanese soldiers loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan sit atop a tank in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on April 20, 2023. Over 300 people have been killed since the fighting erupted on April 15 between forces loyal to al-Burhan and his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo who commands the Rapid Support Forces. PHOTO | AFP

Khartoum

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had agreed to a 72-hour truce on humanitarian grounds from 6am (0400 GMT) on Friday, to coincide with the Muslim holiday of Idd-ul-Fitr.