Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has vowed to continue the military campaign against the RSF paramilitary group<\/p>\n
Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has reiterated his rejection of negotiations with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), vowing to continue the military campaign against the group.
\nBurhan, who also chairs Sudan\u2019s Transitional Sovereignty Council, made the remarks on Tuesday during a visit to the Amri area in the country\u2019s Northern State. \u00a0
\n\u201cWe say it again: We have no negotiations with anyone, we are not speaking with anyone, and we have nothing to do with anyone,\u201d Burhan said, according to the Sudan Tribune.
\nThe army chief also reiterated the military\u2019s intention to continue its campaign against the RSF.\u00a0\u201cWe tell the rebels among you that we are coming to you with force,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want to uproot the enemy and eliminate it completely.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The remarks came as fighting continues between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF in Darfur, Kordofan, and Blue Nile. Much of Darfur remains under RSF control, while the army has been seeking to advance into the region.
\nBurhan has repeatedly rejected negotiations with the RSF during the conflict. In May 2024, he said, \u201cthere will be no negotiations, no peace, and no ceasefire\u201d until the RSF was defeated. In April this year, he again ruled out talks with the paramilitary group or its supporters.
\nSudan\u2019s conflict erupted in April 2023 following months of tensions between the SAF and the RSF.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Sunday, US senior adviser for Arab and African affairs Massad Boulos met with Burhan in Egypt. \u201cThe United States stands ready to support all efforts leading to a comprehensive dialogue among the Sudanese political forces, leading to a preliminary road map of the future of the Sudan,\u201d Boulos said. The meeting, however, followed a dispute over Burhan\u2019s planned trip to the UN General Assembly in New York last month, when the US did not issue him an entry visa. Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim had to address the gathering on his behalf.
\nIn his address, Salim called for international pressure on foreign parties supporting the RSF, saying peace would require the paramilitary group to be disarmed and weapons to remain under the control of state institutions.<\/p>\n
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