Al-Fasher- More than a year after the suffocating siege it imposed Rapid support forces On a city Fasher Western Sudan, the city’s residents are waiting for an entry into force, after the announcement Transitional Sovereign Council His approval of a proposal from United Nations For a week’s ceasefire.
This development comes at a time when Al -Fasher is experiencing a tragic deterioration in the living conditions, amid increasing international calls to secure safe passages that allow relief delivery to thousands of civilians stuck in the city.
Since April 2024, the city has suffered from a comprehensive siege imposed by the Rapid Support Forces, which led to complete paralysis in service facilities and food and medicine interruption, especially after the suspension of the air projection operations that he was carrying out. Sudanese army More than 5 months ago.
Sudanese Sovereignty Council: The proof approves the call of the Secretary -General of the United Nations to declare a humanitarian truce for a week #Al -Fasher#Al -Jazeera #Sudan pic.twitter.com/1SjQVx8OEC
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UN connection
The Sovereign Council said, in a statement published on its official platforms, that the president is the first team Abdel -Fattah Al -Burhan He received a call from the Secretary -General of the United Nations Antonioigutirich, In it he called for a temporary humanitarian truce in Al -Fasher locality to facilitate the arrival of aid and alleviate the suffering of the population.
Guterres welcomed the commission Kamel Idris Prime Minister, expressing the full support of the United Nations for efforts to revive the civil path, while Al -Burhan affirmed his commitment to forming an independent government that enjoys the full executive authorities.
According to well -informed sources that spoke to “Al -Jazeera Net”, the technical arrangements for the truce have not started yet, and it is expected to include a comprehensive ceasefire from the two sides inside the city of El Fasher, and to stop military moves entirely, including heavy mechanisms and aviation, as well as immediately allowing humanitarian aid through the safe corridors that are being coordinated around.
At a time when the Sudanese government announced its official approval of the armistice proposal, no clarifications or data have been issued so far by the Rapid Support Forces regarding its position, which raises questions about the extent of its commitment to the terms of the international initiative.
In the context, the joint force of the movements of the armed struggle stressed its commitment to the stated truce, with the warning of what it described as “the formal armistice that the rapid support forces have been using militarily.”
“We are with any humanitarian truce that preserves the lives of civilians, but we will not allow the repetition of previous scenarios that have witnessed systematic violations from the other side, and we will deal firmly with any attempt to destabilize the situation.”
#Sudan It provides a United Nations report that monitors the violations of the Rapid Support Forces since April 2023 pic.twitter.com/UsoiMv7hiO
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Repeated violations
Mustafa pointed to a recent incident in the Al -Kuma area, east of El Fasher, where a humanitarian aid convoy was burned and looted, accusing the Rapid Support Forces of standing behind the accident, describing what happened as “a fully -watered war crime and a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.”
He added: “We coordinate with the international partners to ensure the integrity of humanitarian paths, but we will not accept the use of the armistice as a way to restore militias or create a new field reality that threatens the security of civilians.”
For its part, it was considered Coordination of resistance committees In El -Fasher, the stated truce is a “precious opportunity to pick up breath”, praising the international efforts made to stop the fire and open relief paths.
“We value every initiative that saves lives and puts an end to the humanitarian catastrophe in our city. The armistice represents a test of the intentions of the parties, and we hope that it will be an entrance to a real dialogue that leads to a comprehensive reconciliation.”
He stressed that the resistance committees will intensify their efforts on the ground to support humanitarian initiatives and enhance security within the neighborhoods, expressing his hope that this step will constitute the beginning of a peaceful path that ends the suffering of El -Fasher and the surrounding areas.
Nations warnings
On June 20, 2025, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned of the serious deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the city of El Fasher, stressing that the crisis has reached unprecedented levels.
The High Commissioner Volcker Turk said in a press statement that reliable field reports indicate that the Rapid Support Forces are currently “recruiting children to use offensive operations on the besieged city,” describing this as “a flagrant violation of international law and possible crimes against humanity.”
“The human consequences resulting from the continuation and escalation of hostilities in the north Darfur AndKordofan It will be dire, unless the violence is contained immediately and the opening of safe passages to deliver aid. “
In the same context, monitoring teams affiliated with a matrix that followed the displacement revealed that 253 families fled from the Abu Shuk camp for the displaced, and in the city of El Fasher during the past week, as a result of the deterioration of security conditions and economic collapse.
The data indicated that these families have tended towards safer sites inside the Local Local locality, while others took the way to the displacement towards the Sarvet and long regions in the state of North Darfur.
These developments come at a time when international anxiety is increasing from the exacerbation of the crisis, especially as the rainy season threatens to cut off roads and difficulty arriving in aid, in light of the fragility of the infrastructure and the absence of any real guarantees to protect civilians.
What is the position of the “Rapid Support Forces” on the armistice in El Fasher called by Guterres? pic.twitter.com/9U8MIknJFT
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Possible failure
Yaqoub Al -Damuki, a former media advisor to the Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, said in his interview with “Al -Jazeera Net”, “He was expressed great doubts about the commitment of the Rapid Support Forces to the declared truce, because its implementation is fundamentally incompatible with their strategy in emptying the city of El Fasher from its residents.”
He added that for a whole year, these forces used the siege and starvation as a way to pressure civilians and push them to forced displacement, while this situation is used as a reassuring and political negotiation card.
The same spokesman continued, “We saw how the displaced people were recently departed from Zamzam camp to other areas, under a propaganda cover depicting the area as if it was free from the civilian population,” the same spokesman continued. “This prelude, in my opinion, aims to justify any military escalation against Al -Fasher,” he said.
Al -Damuki pointed out that “the compulsory recruitment for children, the looting of relief convoys, and the intimidation of residential neighborhoods, documented and continuous practices, but they are often covered with misleading media statements.”
At the end of his speech, he stressed that “any truce that is not accompanied by neutral and effective monitoring mechanisms will remain meaningless, while the civilians remain the only ones who pay the price.”