Hundreds of Sudanese citizens in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State held special prayers for peace to return to their country.

On Wednesday, several Sudanese Muslims attended Eid Al Fitr prayers at the Aweil Freedom Square.

A section of the faithful spoke to Radio Tamazuj about their wishes and hopes for their country. They also prayed for peace and stability to prevail in South Sudan.  

“We hope God will bring peace and safety in the two sisterly countries, Sudan and South Sudan. I give special thanks to Radio Tamazuj for its coverage,” said Musa Al Taher Nur, one of the congregants.

Another celebrant, Asill Mohammed Abdalla, urged all Sudanese to avoid political divisions and conflict and instead pursue roundtable discussions for amicable solutions to the current crisis in Sudan.

“I wish all the Sudanese people could avoid politics and conflicts and discuss everything in an understandable manner so that the country regains peace and stability, and this is our only hope from here and there.”

 Another Sudanese, Abdurahim Abdalla Harun, called upon all Sudanese to reconcile so that peace and stability can return to the country.

“Eid Mubarak to all Muslims around the world, and we proudly celebrate this day in Aweil, and our expectation is to realize stability in our country (Sudan), and the Sudanese people have to reconcile among themselves so that normalcy returns to Sudan,” said Abdalla.

Meanwhile, Abubaker Abdalla Ibrahim, a Sudanese merchant in Aweil town, said he hopes for an improvement in the security, peace and stability in war-torn Sudan.

Abdalla said, “I wish you all the best in this year’s celebrations, and I also hope that God will restore stability, security, and stability in Sudan and South Sudan above all.”

The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been fighting since mid-April last year in a war that has killed more than 13,000 people and which the United Nations says has displaced 8.2 million.

Throughout the current war, both the army and the RSF have been accused of war crimes, including the indiscriminate shelling of residential areas, and arbitrary detention of civilians.

International and regional calls to restore peace and stability have not been successful in ending the year-long war.