‘No negotiation, no truce’ with RSF, says senior Sudan official

Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Rules Out Negotiations with Rapid Support Forces

A senior official from Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) has stated that negotiations with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are not possible, amid ongoing conflict in the country. Malik Agar Ayyir, deputy chairman of TSC, made this statement on Thursday, as reported by the Ministry of Culture, Media and Tourism.

According to Agar Ayyir, there will be no truce or negotiation with an occupier, and that the just peace Sudan desires will be achieved through the roadmap and vision of its people and government. He also described the war as a conflict over resources and a desire to change Sudan’s demographics, emphasizing the opportunity for national unity.

This statement comes days after Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris presented a plan to end the country’s nearly three-year war before the United Nations Security Council. The plan requires RSF fighters to withdraw from areas they have taken by force in western and central Sudan, be placed in camps, and disarmed, before those not implicated in war crimes can be reintegrated into society.

The RSF has rejected this idea, with Al-Basha Tibiq describing it as “closer to fantasy than to politics”. The group has continued to commit mass killings, systematic sexual violence, and other atrocities, according to international aid agencies working on the ground. Despite these allegations, the RSF claims its primary duty is to protect civilians and end the presence of armed pockets.

The conflict in Sudan has resulted in the displacement of approximately 14 million people and shows no signs of stopping. The RSF has consolidated its hold over captured territory and expanded attacks, with recent announcements indicating control over additional areas.

Source: Al Jazeera