...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...during the holy month of Ramadan, expected to begin on March 10th.
Arman issued a call for a truce on the X platform on Saturday, directed to the commanders of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
The UN has warned since late last year that civilians in Sudan’s conflict zones could face severe hunger by next summer, reaching famine-like conditions. Nearly two-thirds of Sudan’s population, or about 30 million people, now require humanitarian assistance due to the conflict’s devastating impact.
"Can we all, civilians and military personnel, hope to stop the war throughout the month of Ramadan and allow civilians freedom of movement and family reunification in the holy month, so that God’s generosity and mercy extend to our people?" Arman stated.
He urged the Sudanese people, the regional and international community, and the United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
agencies to amplify his call for a Ramadan ceasefire. He specifically named the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Peace and Security Council, the UN Security Council, and the League of Arab States.
Furthermore, Arman appealed to neighbouring countries — Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates — to "exert efforts to stop the war during the holy month of Ramadan and to provide and send humanitarian aid
."Saudi and U.S. efforts failed to bring the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces to stop the war and allow humanitarian access to civilians trapped in the war-affected areas.