{"id":2713,"date":"2023-07-24T12:42:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T08:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/khartoum\/en\/?p=2713"},"modified":"2023-07-24T13:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T09:21:00","slug":"regional-summit-fallout-could-this-be-the-final-chapter-of-the-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/khartoum\/en\/latest\/regional-summit-fallout-could-this-be-the-final-chapter-of-the-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Summit Fallout: Could This Be the Final Chapter of the War?"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 100 days have passed since the war erupted in Sudan, springing from the capital Khartoum and extending its raging flames to the western side in many cities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The war is widely regarded as the most significant setback to modern Sudanese aspirations for democratic change, representing one of the darkest chapters in Sudan’s history, if not the worst.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reports show that over 3.3 million people have been displaced from the country since the war started, with over 757,000 individuals crossing the borders into neighbouring countries, according to the Displacement Tracking Matrix.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout these months, thousands of innocent lives have been tragically lost as the battle reached its peak, with a staggering and terrifying number of human rights violations being committed, unfortunately, persisting to this day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Global Response\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

The political tone worldwide has been calling for the two armies to put down their weapons and resort to the voice of reason. Yet there continues to be a wedge between the local opinions wanting to cease the war, and dragging it to the extreme. Time has shown the latter that nothing will come from it, but continuous losses for the country and its people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With both sides facing each other for more than three months with no one managing to reach the state of full domination militarily, it is obviously more than ever that it is about time (actually way beyond it<\/em>) that this chapter should be concluded with effective negotiations and constructive preparations for what is to come next in order to rebuild the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the various initiatives that have been held to bring the two sides of the war together, a promising hope arises from the Neighbouring Countries’ Summit that was held on July 13 in Egypt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Major Outlines\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Since the start of the war, various initiatives have been called to cease the war and allow humanitarian aid to reach citizens, yet none have been held up properly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Saudi-American initiative in Jeddah established a ground plan that was not executed by both sides to the level that showed their seriousness in ending the disaster. A couple of short truces have been announced that were partially or fully violated, and the bath of blood and destruction continued to happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

On May 11, Jeddah’s negotiations managed to reach an agreement which was known as \u201cThe Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan\u201d, which was signed by both SAF and RSF representatives, dictating their mutual support for civilians’ rights. Short-term ceasefires were issued to facilitate the reach of humanitarian aid to the people and to prepare both sides for a permanent ceasefire and progress to resolve the core of the political problem that led to the war in the first place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Last night in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces Sign A Declaration Commitment to Protect Civilians in Sudan \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde9 https:\/\/t.co\/X4GqnF71rB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eXOHZ5EcZw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Saudi Embassy USA (@SaudiEmbassyUSA) May 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n