Sudan military tweets Eid truce agreement

A three-day ceasefire has been agreed to by the Sudanese military, according to a tweet from the military.

Many were unable to attend the Eid prayers earlier in the morning due to fighting that erupted in Khartoum’s capital earlier in the day.

وافقت القوات المسلحة على هدنة لمدة ثلاثة أيام اعتبارا من اليوم الجمعة الموافق ٢١ أبريل لتمكين المواطنين من الاحتفال بعيد الفطر، وانسياب الخدمات الأنسانية.
تأمل القوات المسلحة أن يلتزم المتمردون بكل متطلبات الهدنة ووقف أي تحركات عسكرية من شأنها عرقلتها.
مكتب الناطق الرسمي pic.twitter.com/xGi1BOfYCm

— القوات المسلحة السودانية – الإعلام العسكري (@GHQSudan) April 21, 2023

“The armed forces hope that the rebels will abide by all the requirements of the truce and stop any military moves that would obstruct it,” the statement says.

Several previous agreements for 24-hour humanitarian ceasefires have been flouted this week.

Earlier on Friday the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had agreed to an Eid ceasefire.