A three-day ceasefire will begin in Sudan after several days of violence that prompted the evacuation of foreign nationals, the US State Department said Monday.

The Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces agreed to halt the fighting at midnight Monday, according to a statement from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Rival groups have been fighting for control of the country and several ceasefire attempts have previously failed.

«To support a lasting end to the fighting, the United States will coordinate with regional and international partners and 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 assistance.» . arrangements in Sudan,» Blinken said.

Smoke billows from a building next to a damaged car on a street in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 23, 2023.Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AFP – Getty Images

RSF confirmed its agreement to the ceasefire in a tweet that also said it stood with the Sudanese people «and strives to achieve their legitimate aspirations for freedom, justice, democracy and the rule of law.»

‎“We reaffirm our commitment during the declared armistice period to a complete ceasefire, and warn against continued violations by the second party in breaching the truce,” the group said in a statement on Monday.

The country’s top commander and de facto ruler, General Abdel Fattah Burhan, and his former deputy, General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, a former camel dealer widely known as Hemedti who heads the Rapid Security Forces, had previously joined forces to orchestrate the coup that overthrew the government in October 2021.

Their alliance has fallen apart over how to transition to a civilian-run government.

The clashes have killed more than 400 people, the World Health Organization said in a statement on Friday. At least one American has died, the State Department said last week.

The Sudanese Doctors Union has put the civilian death toll at 273, with another 1,579 injured as of Monday.

President Joe Biden on Saturday ordered the evacuation of all US personnel from the embassy in Khartoum.

France said on Monday it had evacuated 491 people from Sudan of 36 nationalities, including at least nine Americans.

The United Nations issued a statement ahead of the ceasefire news reaffirming its commitment to remain in Sudan, though it said its «presence on the ground» had changed in response to the security situation.

UN Secretary General António Guterres said on Saturday that the organization had moved hundreds of staff members and their families from Khartoum and other places in Sudan.

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