The Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Tuesday 24 hour ceasefire agreement after a fight that broke out on Saturday and still has not left at least 185 dead and about 1,800 woundedaccording to the latest balance provided by the UN.

RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo aka “Hemedti” who in recent hours spoke with the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, He indicated that after these contacts with the United States and “other friendly countries”, the RSF had given their consent to a “24-hour truce”. “Unfortunately, the Sudanese Armed Forces they did not respect this ceasefire and shelled densely populated areas, endangering the lives of civilians,” he added.

“These actions are gross violation pillars and principles of international law and humanitarian law,” he said in a series of messages posted on his Twitter account. “We look forward to further discussions with the US Secretary of State to see how to fix these violations”said.

For its part, the representative of the Armed Forces indicated first through Twitter than the army “There are no records of any agreements with intermediaries and the international community around the ceasefire.” “The rebels’ announcement of a 24-hour truce is intended to hide the crushing defeat they will suffer in a few hours. We have entered a critical phase, and our efforts are focused on achieving goals at the operational level,” he said.

However, shortly after General Shamselin Kabashi, member of the Sovereign Transitional Council, as confirmed in the statements given to the Emirati TV channel Al Arabiya 24-hour ceasefire and detailed that It will take effect at 18:00 (local time).

“We will observe the ceasefire regime and we will monitor the implementation of the CSF”He said before emphasizing that the Sovereign Transitional Council deplores the outbreak of hostilities and defends that the Armed Forces were forced into the fighting due to paramilitary activities.