{"id":175085,"date":"2019-02-11T18:21:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/sudanese-rebel-groups-extend-unilateral-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2019-02-11T18:21:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T18:21:00","slug":"sudanese-rebel-groups-extend-unilateral-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudanese-rebel-groups-extend-unilateral-ceasefire","title":{"rendered":"Sudanese rebel groups extend unilateral ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, four Sudanese rebel movements announced the extension of a unilateral ceasefire for humanitarian purposes in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile, for the period of three months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Justice and Equality Movement, Sudan Liberation Movement faction headed by Minni Minawi, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Transitional Council and the Sudan People Liberation Movement faction under the leadership of Malik Agar said in a joint statement on Friday that the three-month ceasefire would start at midnight of February 8 in the conflict zones of Darfur and the Two Areas (South Kordofan and Blue Nile).<\/p>\n

The ceasefire both “aims to protect civilians and facilitate humanitarian access to the affected population” and “to create a conducive environment for peaceful protests in Sudan and peace talks”, the statement reads.<\/p>\n

The heads of the movements said they are “committed not to launch a single attack”, and that “all armed groups controlled by the movements would cease hostilities”.<\/p>\n

During his visit to South Kordofan in the end of last month, President Omar Al Bashir announced<\/a> an extension of the government's unilateral ceasefire in Sudan’s conflict areas for an indefinite period, “until peace is achieved”.<\/p>\n