International Community Urges Ceasefire in Sudan Conflict

Diplomatic pressure is mounting to end the fighting in Sudan between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has left over 300 people dead in the last week. The UN, US, and other countries are pushing for a three-day truce to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. The RSF has agreed to a 72-hour truce on humanitarian grounds, but there was no immediate comment from the army. The UN has warned that between 10,000 and 20,000 people, mostly women and children, have fled Sudan amid bitter fighting there, to seek safety in neighboring Chad.