{"id":20065020,"date":"2023-12-31T14:42:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T13:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20065020"},"modified":"2024-01-03T10:21:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T09:21:07","slug":"sudan-ffc-cc-urges-saf-and-rsf-to-respond-to-igad-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-ffc-cc-urges-saf-and-rsf-to-respond-to-igad-calls","title":{"rendered":"FFC-CC urges Sudan warring parties to respond to negotiation calls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Forces for Freedom and Change Central Council (FFC-CC) released a statement yesterday calling on Sudan\u2019s warring parties to stop their attacks on civilians and to cease aerial and artillery bombardment of residential areas. Thestatement urged them to adhere to the decisions of the recent Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) conference and to respond to the calls for a meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FFC-CC coalition of opposition parties renewed their call for an end to all human rights violations against civilians committed by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe demand an immediate end to the bombardment of residential areas, the end of encroaching on the people\u2019s freedom and property, and detaining them on the grounds of their political, cultural, or tribal orientation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coalition renewed its accusation against those it described as the \u201cremnants\u201d of the ousted President Omar Al Bashir regime and the Islamic Movement, whom they hold responsible for the current war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey kidnapped the Sudanese army and took Sudan hostage, to return to power at any cost. They want to eliminate any traces of the glorious December Revolution and its forces, as represented by parties, unions, civil society, and resistance committees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FFC-CC called on both sides of the war to adhere to the decisions of the recent IGAD <\/a>conference, They demanded a response to the invitation of the Civil Democratic Forces alliance (Tagaddum<\/em>) sent by its chair, former Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, to the commanders of the two armies to meet urgently, \u201cin order to agree on the basis for ending the war, and the eventual establishment of a sustainable democratic civil transition\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November, Tagaddum<\/em> developed a roadmap<\/a>, containing a proposal for a comprehensive ceasefire with effective monitoring mechanisms, ways of support for the Jeddah platform\u2019s ongoing efforts in achieving a cessation of hostilities, agreeing on principles that end the violence for good and pave the way for civilian democratic governance, and an advisory meeting, with international support, on developing a comprehensive political process leading to democratic governance, including a new constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported today by Radio Dabanga, Sudan\u2019s Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) has sent an urgent appeal to the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone<\/a> within the cities affected by the war, to limit the indiscriminate killing practiced by what it called \u2018the Islamist remnants of the Al Bashir regime\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, Hemedti met Ugandan President<\/a> Museveni. Their discussions focused on strategies to resolve the Sudanese conflict, according to the Hemedti\u2019s official statement posted on his X account<\/a> whilst in the Ugandan capital of Kampala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, the RSF commander Lt Gen Mohamed \u2018Hemedti\u2019 Dagalo publicly accepted Hamdok\u2019s request <\/a>to meet him, signalling a proactive step towards dialogue and conflict resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hemedti\u2019s face-to-face meeting with Sudan\u2019s army chief in Djibouti, as agreed by IGAD, aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict, has been postponed to an unspecified date in January due to technical issues, as stated by Sudan\u2019s foreign ministry on Wednesday.<\/p>\n