Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a 72-hour ceasefire on humanitarian grounds from 6 p.m. Friday local time, the RSF said in a statement on Friday.

"We note that the truce coincides with the blessed Eid al-Fitr and to open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens and provide them with the opportunity to greet their families," the statement said.

Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, falls on Friday this year.