Widespread Sudanese welcome for Trump's statements regarding ending the war in Sudan.

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The Sudanese Sovereignty Council and the Rapid Support Forces welcomed the statements of former US President Donald Trump regarding ending the war in Sudan, after his advisor for Arab and African affairs, Mosaad Boulos, announced that Washington had begun working on a humanitarian truce and stopping the flow of weapons to the warring parties. Boulos affirmed that the US administration under President Trump is committed to working with its partners to achieve peace in Sudan, following a recommendation from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to help stop the conflict. During the US-Saudi Investment Forum, Trump stressed that Sudan is witnessing the largest single humanitarian crisis on earth, and that after clarifications from the Saudi Crown Prince regarding the current situation, he decided to work to end the war. The Sudanese Sovereignty Council affirmed the government's readiness to engage seriously in any steps that contribute to achieving peace and stability, with a focus on a comprehensive cessation of hostilities and the restoration of basic services. Prime Minister Kamel Idris said that his government is ready for full cooperation with the efforts of Saudi Arabia and the United States to achieve security and well-being for the Sudanese people, expressing his thanks for the continuous efforts since the outbreak of the war. For his part, the advisor to the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Al-Basha Tabeq, welcomed Trump's statements, stressing that any peace that does not address the roots of the crisis and establish a state based on citizenship rights, justice, and a professional army will be an extension of the conflict. Dr. Al-Tijani Al-Sisi, the former governor of Darfur, praised the Saudi role in advancing peace efforts, noting that the intervention of the Saudi Crown Prince helped correct President Trump's information about the situation in Sudan, which prompted him to work to end the war. On the ground, the Sudanese army's air defenses shot down a drone on Wednesday in the sky of the city of Al-Ubayyid in North Kordofan State, amid reports of violent clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in the region, which led to the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians. The army controls most of the country's 13 states, including Khartoum, while the Rapid Support Forces control all five Darfur states, with some areas in North Darfur under army control.