Geneva talks to stop the war in Sudan continue amidst the battles

Geneva talks to stop the war in Sudan

continue amidst the battles.. Foreign Ministry: Continued violations by the Rapid Support Forces confirm the futility of the meetings..

The government opens the Adre crossing to the flow of relief.. and the victims of the attack on Sennar State record 80 dead

While the Geneva talks to stop the war in Sudan continue under American-Saudi sponsorship, and with Egyptian participation, the US Special Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, said that he wants to see "tangible results" during the ceasefire talks that started in Switzerland in the presence of representatives of the Rapid Support Forces, but in the absence of the Sudanese army, which refused to participate in them.

"Our diplomatic talks on Sudan continue for a second day, and we are working tirelessly with our international partners to save lives and ensure tangible results," wrote US Special Envoy to Sudan Tom Perriello on the X platform.... Reports indicate that they are supposed to continue for 10 days at most.

For its part, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the continued targeting of populated areas by the Rapid Support Forces in conjunction with the Geneva consultations confirms the futility of these meetings held by the United States and other countries.

The ministry explained that the Rapid Support Forces have expanded the scope of their military operations over the past three days, targeting a number of areas in Omdurman in Khartoum State, Al-Abyad in North Kordofan, and Al-Fasher in North Darfur State, using heavy artillery.

The Sudanese government has decided to open the Adre border crossing with Chad for a period of 3 months, to facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid to those affected by the war in the Darfur region in western Sudan.

In a new development, the Sovereignty Council announced, in a statement after its meeting headed by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, that it directed the Humanitarian Action Commission to open the Adre border crossing for a period of 3 months in accordance with the agreed upon and recognized controls.

The statement added that the step comes to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the affected citizens.

On the ground, the number of victims of the massacre committed by the Rapid Support Forces in the town of Jalqani in Sennar State has risen to 80 dead and dozens wounded, according to what activists in the state announced according to the Tribune Sudan newspaper.

On August 12, the Rapid Support Forces stormed the town affiliated with Abu Hajar locality in Sennar State, located on the western bank of the Blue Nile, and committed widespread violations against civilians and forced them to flee towards the Blue Nile region in the far southeast of Sudan.

The Sennar Youth Gathering reported in a statement received by Sudan Tribune that "the Rapid Support Forces resumed their retaliatory attack on the Jalqani area, opening fire randomly inside the village and storming homes, killing 80 people."

The gathering explained, quoting sources in the area, that a number of victims were unable to be buried or even remove the bodies from their homes, after the forces prevented the burial of the dead.

The statement spoke of the arrival of a number of wounded to the city of Damazin, the capital of the Blue Nile region, and that the Rapid Support Forces are still deployed in the area and are committing the worst violations against citizens.

It also indicated that the background of the attacks carried out by the Rapid Support Forces, according to sources from the area, goes back to the attempt by the forces to lead a number of girls, and that the residents resisted the move, which resulted in clashes during which civilians used sticks