Sudan’s Senior Official Rules Out Negotiations with RSF Amid Ongoing Conflict. Khartoum, Sudan — A senior official in Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) has definitively ruled out negotiations with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the midst of escalating violence across the country. Malik Agar Ayyir, deputy chairman of TSC, made this clear in a statement released by the Ministry of Culture, Media and Tourism on Thursday.
“In no way is there any truce or negotiation with an occupier.
The peace that Sudan seeks will be realized through the roadmap and vision of its people and government,” Ayyir stated.
Speaking in Port Sudan, the eastern city where the Sudanese government is based, Ayyir dismissed claims that the ongoing conflict is aimed at achieving democracy. Instead, he described the war as a battle over resources and an attempt to alter Sudan’s demographics. He emphasized the importance of using this conflict as an opportunity to strengthen national unity.
The TSC’s stance comes days after Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris presented a plan to the United Nations Security Council aimed at ending the country’s nearly three-year conflict.
The plan calls for RSF fighters to withdraw from occupied areas in the western and central parts of Sudan.
The RSF has been accused of forcibly taking control of significant territories.
Despite repeated refusals from the RSF to cede territory, the Sudanese army and the government remain firm in their demand.
The plan also proposes disarming RSF fighters and reintegration into society for those not implicated in war crimes.
The conflict has forcibly displaced approximately 14 million people and shows no signs of slowing.
International aid agencies have reported mass killings, systematic sexual violence, and the concealment of war crimes in Darfur.
The humanitarian situation has deteriorated following the capture of el — Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, in October.
The RSF announced on Thursday that it had established control over the Abu Qumra region in North Darfur.
The group claimed to be advancing towards el — Obeid, a strategic city in North Kordofan state, as part of their mission to “protect civilians and end the presence of remnants of armed pockets and mercenary movements. ” The situation in Sudan remains tense as the government continues to assert its position against the RSF.
