Sudan war: Burhan demands the Rapid Support Forces surrender
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Tamazuj
Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is demanding that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) lay down their arms and surrender, while ruling out the return to power of former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. At a rally in Wadi Halfa, he also rejected any negotiations with the paramilitaries, according to Radio Tamazuj.
General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, president of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, on Tuesday demanded the surrender and disarmament of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group at war with the army since April 2023. At a rally in Wadi Halfa, he ruled out any return to power for former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his political allies.
Al-Burhan rejected any negotiations with the RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. He said the group must lay down its arms and surrender, otherwise the army would seek to defeat it. The military leader also rejected any seizure of power backed by foreign actors.
His remarks were also aimed at Sumud, a civilian coalition led by Abdalla Hamdok, whom he accuses of conducting a campaign against Sudan abroad. Sumud was formed in February 2025 after the Taqaddum coalition split over a disagreement on creating a parallel government in territories controlled by the RSF. Hamdok, for his part, supports a negotiated settlement and renewed his calls for civilian unity and regional engagement in August.
Al-Burhan said Sudanese people living abroad could return to take part in discussions, while rejecting any attempt by them to impose a solution from outside the country. The remarks follow his recent positions: on 15 October, he reaffirmed to Donald Trump his support for peace efforts, while on 19 October the Sovereign Council ordered action to counter threats against the country.
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