Overview

• Sudan's army insists on RSF withdrawal from civilian sites for a Ramadan truce, following a UN ceasefire appeal.
• The RSF welcomes the ceasefire call but conditions for a truce include no political or military role for RSF leader Hemedti.
• Recent army advances in Omdurman highlight ongoing conflict despite international calls for peace.
• Nearly 25 million people, half of Sudan's population, require aid amid the conflict, with millions displaced and hunger rising.
• The RSF proposes prisoner exchanges and discussions on ceasefire monitoring mechanisms as gestures of goodwill.