Washington: After numerous failed attempts to broker a lasting truce, the warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a new short-term cease-fire, US and Saudi mediators announced on Saturday.

The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces agreed to a seven-day cease-fire during their meeting in the Saudi port city of Jeddah, according to a joint statement from the US and Saudi Arabia. The cease-fire is scheduled to start on Monday at 9:45 p.m. local time in Sudan. If both parties concur, the cease-fire might be extended.

It said that during the 48-hour notification period following the signing of the agreement and before the start of the cease-fire, "both parties have communicated to the Saudi and US facilitators their commitment not to seek military advantage."

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The two sides previously reached a consensus during the Jeddah negotiations on the protection of civilians and easing the flow of aid to those affected by the conflict. However, earlier cease-fire agreements have collapsed due to accusations of violations from both sides.

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The US-Saudi statement stated that it was "well known that the parties have previously announced cease-fires that have not been observed."
The Jeddah Agreement was signed by all parties and will be supported by a US-Saudi and international cease-fire monitoring mechanism, in contrast to earlier cease-fires.

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The US and Saudi Arabia will each send three representatives, along with three representatives from each party, to the Monitoring and Coordination Committee.