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General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo speaks during a press conference at Rapid Support Forces headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan, Feb. 19, 2023. [Reuters]
The leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced a brief cease-fire starting Tuesday for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo also said he would hold his forces accountable for violations against civilians since the current conflict broke out with Sudan's military. But analysts are skeptical after numerous failed cease-fires and note Dagalo's poor record on rights violations. Multiple cease-fires have been broken in the conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that began April 15.
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