Sudan Faces Diverging Ceasefire Moves as RSF Announces Truce and Army Rejects US-Led Proposal
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\nSudan\u2019s ongoing war, which erupted in April 2023 between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has taken a dramatic turn after conflicting responses to a US-led ceasefire initiative.<\/p>\n
On Monday, RSF head General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo announced that his paramilitaries would observe a three-month humanitarian truce, following appeals from US President Donald Trump and the \u201cQuad\u201d of mediating countries, including the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, Arab News reported.<\/p>\n
Dagalo noted that he hopes the mediating countries will pressure the army to engage. The RSF has faced international condemnation for brutal attacks on civilians, particularly after consolidating control of Darfur and stepping up operations in the Kordofan region.<\/p>\n
Sudan\u2019s army chief, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, however, rejected the US-led plan, calling it \u201cthe worst document yet\u201d and accusing mediators of bias. He criticized the proposal for effectively preserving RSF territorial gains while undermining the military and other security institutions. Burhan insisted that the army would only agree to a truce if the RSF withdrew from civilian areas, allowing displaced people to return, before entering political negotiations.<\/p>\n
The war has killed tens of thousands of civilians\u2014UN figures estimate over 40,000\u2014with millions displaced, famine spreading, and disease outbreaks worsening humanitarian conditions. Both Dagalo and Burhan have been sanctioned by the United States, and the RSF faces allegations of genocide.<\/p>\n
UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres also called for an immediate ceasefire, safe humanitarian access, and an end to arms flows into Sudan. \u201cWe need peace in Sudan,\u201d he wrote on X, emphasizing urgent negotiations between both sides. UAE\u2019s Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, criticized the army\u2019s repeated refusal to accept ceasefire proposals, describing it as obstructive behavior.<\/p>\n
The conflicting positions of the RSF and Sudanese military, coupled with mounting civilian suffering, underscore the fragile and complex path to peace in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sudan Faces Diverging Ceasefire Moves as RSF Announces Truce and Army Rejects US-Led Proposal —————————————— Sudan\u2019s ongoing war, which erupted in April 2023 between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has taken a dramatic turn after conflicting responses to a US-led ceasefire initiative. On Monday, RSF head General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo announced that …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5017],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sudan"],"yoast_head":"\n