Lieutenant General Yaser Al-Ata, Assistant Commander of the Sudanese Army, stated that there will be no ceasefire in Sudan during the month of Ramadan unless the Rapid Support Forces leave civilian locations. This statement was made following the army's announcement of its forces advancing in Omdurman and the Security Council's call for a ceasefire during Ramadan. The Rapid Support Forces expressed their welcome to the call for a ceasefire.
In a statement released on the army's official channel on the Telegram app, which was based on remarks he made on Saturday in Kassala State, Al-Ata emphasized that there would be no ceasefire during Ramadan unless the Rapid Support Forces adhered to the commitment they made during Saudi and U.S.-mediated talks in Jeddah to withdraw from homes and public facilities.
The statement also noted that the Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, or his family should have no political or military role in Sudan in the future. During a ceremony marking the graduation of new army recruits, he stated, "There will be no ceasefire in Ramadan unless the militias implement the Jeddah agreement signed in May 2023 to withdraw from homes and civilian sites."
