Name: Sudan’s army chief rejects quad truce proposal as ‘worst yet’
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Description: Al-Burhan rejected a new truce proposal from US envoy as the “worst yet”, accusing the Quad mediators of bias due to the UAE’s involvement.

Al-Burhan rejected a new truce proposal from US envoy as the “worst yet”, accusing the Quad mediators of bias due to the UAE’s involvement.

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Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has dismissed the latest ceasefire proposal put forward by the Quad mediators—comprising the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates—labeling it as the 'worst yet' and unacceptable. Burhan accused the Quad of bias, particularly due to the UAE's alleged support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and objected to provisions that would leave only the RSF as a recognized security force.

While the RSF has welcomed the Quad's proposal, which calls for a three-month ceasefire and steps toward a civilian-led transitional government, hostilities between the RSF and the Sudanese army persist, especially in the Kurdofan region. The United Nations reports that over 100,000 people have been displaced from Kurdofan in recent days as clashes for territorial control continue.

Sudan’s army chief rejects quad truce proposal as ‘worst yet’

To Sudan now, where the army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, says the latest truce proposal from mediators is the worst yet and unacceptable to his government. Burhan says the group of mediators, known as the Quad, remain biased as long as United Arab Emirates is a member. But he welcomed peace efforts by Saudi Arabia, which has also urged U.S. President Donald Trump to get involved. Hiba Morgan joins us live now from Khartoum. So Hiba, now that Burhan is rejecting the U.S. call for truce, what are the prospects or even any chances of ending the war? Well, we are looking at two prospects for a ceasefire here in Sudan. One of them is led by the Quad, that's the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. While that has been welcomed by the paramilitary rapid support forces, the Sudanese army has rejected that proposal by the Quad, which includes a ceasefire for a period of three months, followed by a humanitarian access and talks to a civilian-led transitional government here in Sudan. Now, the details of the Saudi-led proposal is very, very thin. It's not clear if anything has been put forward for the Sudanese government and for the paramilitary rapid support forces. And while the paramilitary rapid support forces says it does accept the proposal of the Quad for a ceasefire, it continues to fight the Sudanese army in parts of the country. So it's not clear if that prospect, the one put forward by the Quad is a prospect at all. The army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said that the Quad is biased because the United Arab Emirates, which he had repeatedly accused of backing the RSF, is part of the alliance. He also said that the proposal put forward makes it very clear that there will be no armed forces or any other security forces, that the only forces which would remain as per the proposal would be the paramilitary rapid support forces. And that is why they reject the Quad's proposal. We're still waiting for the details of the U.S. and the Saudi Arabia proposal for a ceasefire. But for the time being, the one that has been put forward and which has clear details, which is the one put forward by the Quad, has been rejected because the army chief says it seems to lean towards the paramilitary rapid support forces goals rather than the goals of the Sudanese army and their allies. All right, Hiba, so with that as a backdrop, what is the status of the current RSF advance after they took al-Fasha some weeks ago? Well, we're seeing the RSF and the Sudanese army battle each other for control of territory in the Kurdistan region, and that's in the south and southwestern parts of the country. And it's quite significant. Kurdofan area links both the western part of the country to the central and eastern parts of the country, as well as the northern parts of the country. So the army is trying to maintain the grounds that they have there, which includes the capital of North Kurdofan, Al-Lubaid, and the capital of South Kurdofan, as well as several other cities. But those cities are under siege by the RSF. Now, the army has been inching towards Al-Khuei, which is in North Kurdofan. They've been trying to gain territory from the RSF, not only to secure their control over the Kurdofan region, but because it also opens a pathway for the Sudanese army to be able to regain grounds in the Darfur region. So both sides are battling each other. The RSF is saying it has been able to push back the army, while the army says it is inching towards parts of North Kurdofan, trying to take over more territory from the paramilitary rapid support forces. Meanwhile, the UN says that more than 100,000 people have been displaced from the Kurdofan region in recent days.

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