Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments
CAIRO -- Sudan's warring sides on Monday agreed to extend a shaky cease-fire in their battle for control of the country, after two key, international mediators signaled impatience with persistent truce violations.
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US, Saudi Arabia Call for Extended Cease-Fire in Sudan
The Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary force, battling for control of Sudan since mid-April, had agreed last week to the weeklong truce, brokered by the U.S. and the Saudis.
Sudan’s warring sides were under pressure Monday to extend a shaky cease-fire in their battle for control of the country, after two key international mediators signaled impatience with persistent truce violations.
The weeklong cease-fire, which barely held amid reports of ongoing fighting, was extended shortly before it was set to expire. Mediators Saudi Arabia and the US argue the truce helped with humanitarian assistance.
CAIRO -- The United States and Saudi Arabia called on warring sides in Sudan to extend a fragile cease-fire due to expire today, as weeks of fighting reached a stalemate in the capital and elsewhere in the African country.
The United States and Saudi Arabia said late Monday that a humanitarian truce, repeatedly violated by warring sides in Sudan, has been extended by five days.
The five-day extension of the cease-fire between Sudan's military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, was announced in a joint statement late Monday by Saudi Arabia and the United States.
CAIRO -- Sudan's warring sides on Monday agreed to extend a shaky cease-fire in their battle for control of the country, after two key, international mediators signaled impatience with persistent truce violations.
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