Thu Dec 25 20:35:30 UTC 2025: Summary:

A high-ranking Sudanese official has rejected negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), vowing to achieve peace through the government’s roadmap. This statement follows Prime Minister Kamil Idris’s peace plan presented to the UN, which requires the RSF to withdraw from occupied territories, disarm, and reintegrate, demands rejected by the RSF. The conflict, which has displaced millions and seen widespread atrocities, continues to escalate, with the RSF claiming territorial gains while international agencies report war crimes. The humanitarian situation is worsening, particularly in Darfur.

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Sudan Rules Out Talks with RSF as Fighting Intensifies

Port Sudan – Hope for a swift end to Sudan’s nearly three-year civil war dimmed on Thursday as a senior government official firmly rejected negotiations with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Malik Agar Ayyir, Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), declared that “there is no truce and no negotiation with an occupier,” emphasizing the government’s commitment to achieving peace through its own vision.

Agar’s statement, delivered in Port Sudan, the current seat of government, dismissed claims that the conflict is about democratization, instead framing it as a battle over resources and a deliberate attempt to alter Sudan’s demographics. He stressed the need to strengthen national unity.

The announcement comes on the heels of Prime Minister Kamil Idris’s peace plan presented to the United Nations Security Council. The plan calls for the RSF to withdraw from territories seized in western and central Sudan, disarm in designated camps, and reintegrate into society, contingent upon not being implicated in war crimes.

However, the RSF has consistently rejected these terms. RSF advisor Al-Basha Tibiq dismissed the plan as unrealistic. The war has already displaced approximately 14 million people and continues to escalate as the RSF consolidates control over captured areas and expands its attacks.

International aid organizations report ongoing atrocities committed by RSF fighters, including mass killings, systematic sexual violence, and the concealment of war crimes in Darfur. The humanitarian crisis has worsened since the capture of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, in October.

Despite the widespread reports of atrocities, the RSF claims its primary mission is to “protect civilians and end the presence of remnants of armed pockets and mercenary movements.” The group has also released footage of its forces advancing towards el-Obeid, a strategically important city in North Kordofan.

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