A paramilitary group accused of killing thousands of Sudanese civilians in a war that has triggered a catastrophic humanitarian crisis said Thursday it had agreed to a ceasefire proposal from U.S.-led mediators.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been widely accused of carrying out atrocities during 18 months of fighting, said in a statement that it had accepted the truce “in order to address the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of the war and to enhance the protection of civilians.”

The ceasefire would "ensure the urgent delivery of humanitarian assistance to all Sudanese people," the group added about the proposal put forward by a mediator group known as the Quad and made up of the U.S., Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

An official from the Sudanese mil

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