{"id":1919129,"date":"2023-04-25T18:40:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T22:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-announces-72-hour-ceasefire-in-sudan\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T18:40:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T22:40:57","slug":"blinken-announces-72-hour-ceasefire-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-announces-72-hour-ceasefire-in-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken Announces 72-Hour Ceasefire in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblinken-announces-72-hour-ceasefire-in-sudan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1919129&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0425\/e0ee7d94-bb66-400d-af88-55ba131a6ad2\/audio.mp3?length=2613933&#038;duration=218\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Breaking news from Sudan: a three-day ceasefire has been agreed upon by the army and a paramilitary group, putting a temporary pause on the violent conflict that has ravaged the country. This nationwide ceasefire, set to begin at midnight local time, comes after intense negotiations over the past 48 hours, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.<\/p>\n<p>While previous attempts at a temporary ceasefire have failed, officials are hopeful that this latest pause will serve as the basis for negotiations towards a permanent end to the conflict, which has already claimed hundreds of lives and left thousands of foreigners stranded in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The United States is committed to supporting a durable end to the fighting and will work with regional and international partners, as well as Sudanese civilian stakeholders, to assist in the creation of a committee to oversee the negotiation, conclusion, and implementation of a permanent cessation of hostilities and humanitarian arrangements in Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>As the ceasefire takes effect, humanitarian corridors will be opened, allowing citizens and residents to reach hospitals and safe areas. Foreign diplomats and aid workers will also be evacuated, among other individuals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5214181\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/04\/22\/id5214181-Sudan-people-2.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Children carry a bucket of water during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, on April 22, 2023. (Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah\/Reuters)<\/figure>\n<h2>Death Toll Rising<\/h2>\n<p>The Rapid Support Forces have affirmed their full readiness to cooperate, coordinate, and provide all facilities necessary for expatriates and missions to leave the country safely. They stand by the Sudanese people and strive to achieve their legitimate aspirations for freedom, justice, democracy, and the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>During the period of the declared armistice, the Rapid Support Forces have committed to a complete ceasefire and warn against any continued violations. Let&#8217;s hope this ceasefire leads to a lasting peace in Sudan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing violent conflict in Sudan between the army and a paramilitary group will be paused temporarily after both sides agreed\u00a0to a three-day ceasefire, the U.S. State Department said on April 24. The nationwide ceasefire between the\u00a0Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces\u00a0(RSF) will begin at midnight local time and follows\u00a0\u201cintense negotiations over the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":1919130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[25133,4156,4636,13427,24524],"class_list":["post-1919129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-72-hour","tag-announces","tag-blinken","tag-ceasefire","tag-sudan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1919129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1919129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1919129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1919130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1919129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1919129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1919129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}