The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced the release of 739 prisoners, all members of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and police forces, on Saturday.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced the release of 739 prisoners, all members of the Sudan ese Armed Forces and police forces, on Saturday. In a press statement on its X account, El Fateh Gurashi, spokesperson for the RSF, said that the step comes in compliance with the rules of international humanitarian law, and accused the SAF of"killing and liquidating their forces".
The statement further indicated that the release of prisoners coincides with"the blessed days" of the current month of Dhu El Hijjah and Eid El Adha* that, depending on the sighting of the moon, will likely begin on the evening of Sunday, June 16.In response to questions, the ICRC spokesperson in Sudan Adnan Hezam told Radio Dabanga that the organisation did not facilitate this specific operation, and therefore is unable to confirm any numbers.
Hezam notes that"the ICRC welcomes any initiative by any of the warring parties that can elevate the humanitarian tools, and ease the suffering".
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