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Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has described the US ceasefire proposal as the ‘worst’ proposal so far in the country’s ongoing civil war. He accused US Africa envoy Massad Boulos of parroting the words of paramilitary group RSF.
Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday described the US-led ceasefire proposal as the “worst” yet.
The US-led ‘Quad’ group has proposed a ceasefire agreement between Sudan’s two warring sides, the Saudi Armed Forces (SAF) led by al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedati.
Al-Burhan accused US envoy to Africa Massad Boulos of repeating RSF’s words.
In a video statement quoted by AFP, al-Burhan said the Quad’s proposal – which was also approved by fellow members Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates – was “the worst ever” and unacceptable to his government.
Al-Burhan said the Quad was “biased” as long as the UAE was its member. He accused Boulos of doubling down on the United Arab Emirates, which has been widely accused of arming and supporting the RSF.
| quad countries | actual alignment | Role |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | Neutral – Mediator with ties to SAF and RSF | Chief architect of Quad ceasefire initiative |
| egypt | aligned with saf | military protector, called regional supporter |
| saudi arabia | It is generally said that support saf | Co-leading Jeddah Platform with SAF inclusion |
| united arab emirates | Said to strongly support rsf | Said to supply weapons, finance through gold trade |
The Sudanese Civil War began in 2023 following the collapse of an uneasy power-sharing arrangement between the country’s military led by al-Burhan and the RSF led by Hemedti. The army is believed to be backed by Egypt and Saudi Arabia and the UAE is considered a major supporter of the RSF.
‘Quad not innocent’: Sudan’s army chief criticizes group
According to al-Burhan, with the UAE as a member, the Quad was “not innocent of responsibility, especially since the whole world has seen the UAE’s support for rebels against the Sudanese state”.
Al-Burhan said the Quad’s proposal “dismantles the armed forces, disbands the security agencies, and keeps the militias where they belong”.
Al-Burhan said, “If this is where mediation is going on, we consider it biased, especially Massad Boulos who threatens us and speaks as if he wants to impose things on us. We fear that he could hinder the peace of all of us Sudanese people.”
While al-Burhan praised US President Donald Trump’s announcement to intervene to end the conflict, he said such an effort should come with a “positive approach” and a “reasonable approach”.
Al-Burhan said it was a “war for survival” and that the only acceptable peace agreement would include a complete withdrawal of the RSF, limited to specific areas.
In recent months, the Sudanese military has been on the backfoot as the RSF has seized control of the entire Darfur region by defeating forces in the west of the country, essentially dividing the country into two western and eastern halves. The RSF has been widely accused of massacres in Darfur since expelling the army from al-Fashar in Darfur last month.
Earlier, the United Nations (UN) has described the Sudanese civil war as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. An estimated 150,000 people have been killed, hundreds of thousands injured and 14 million displaced.
According to estimates, about 24 million people are facing severe hunger and 600,000 are facing famine.
With the RSF’s massacres, there are fears that Darfur could see another round of genocide. Between 2003 and 2005, the same paramilitaries – acting on the orders of Sudan’s then-dictator Omar al-Bashir – conducted a genocidal campaign in Darfur, killing approximately 300,000 people from the non-Arab Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa communities. They engaged in mass killings, mass rape, destruction of entire villages, and scorching tactics.
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