- Title: Sudanese celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid hopes of an end to war
- Date: 30th March 2025
- Summary: OMDURMAN, SUDAN (MARCH 30, 2025) (REUTERS) SUDANESE WORSHIPPERS WALKING TO ATTEND EID AL-FITR PRAYERS / DAMAGED CAR / AUDIO OF CALL TO PRAYER VARIOUS OF DAMAGED MOSQUE WITH BULLET MARKS ON ITS WALLS VARIOUS OF WORSHIPPERS ATTENDING EID PRAYERS AT DAMAGED MOSQUE IMAM RECITING VARIOUS OF SUDANESE DURING PRAYERS VARIOUS OF SUDANESE PERFORMING RITUALS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SUDA
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- Keywords: Eid Omdurman Port Sudan RSF Sudan War
- Location: OMDURMAN AND PORT SUDAN, SUDAN
- City: OMDURMAN AND PORT SUDAN, SUDAN
- Country: Sudan
- Topics: Africa,Conflicts/War/Peace,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA001279130032025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Muslim Sudanese gathered for Eid al-Fitr prayers on Saturday (March 30) in war-torn Omdurman, where bullet-riddled mosques bore witness to months of fighting, and in Port Sudan, a haven for many displaced by the conflict.
Prayers were mixed with calls for peace and hopes of reuniting families scattered by war as many expressed their longing for an end to the bloodshed and a return to their homes.
The leader of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said on Sunday that his forces would return stronger to the capital Khartoum.
It was Dagalo's first comment since the RSF were pushed back from most parts of Khartoum by the Sudanese army during a devastating war that has lasted two-years.
Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ruled out any reconciliation with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in a video statement on Saturday (March 29) in which he vowed to crush the group.
Earlier on Saturday, the army said it had taken control of a major market in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman, which had previously been used by the RSF to launch attacks during a devastating two-year-old war.
The Sudanese army has also declared victory over the RSF in Khartoum, claiming control of most parts of the capital.
The conflict between the army and the RSF has unleashed waves of ethnic violence, created what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis and plunged several areas into famine.
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