The US urged “belligerents” in Sudan war, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), to accept a proposal for a humanitarian truce as a way forward, immediately and without preconditions.
US ambassador to the UN Jeffrey Bartos told the Security Council that the Trump administration strongly condemns the violence and the atrocities committed by both the SAF and the RSF, who must be held accountable.
However, a Sudanese official representing the political authority aligned with the SAF told the session that any ceasefire must come with the complete surrender of the RSF, echoing the stance of SAF chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan.
“We urge both belligerents to accept this plan without preconditions, immediately,” said Mr Bartos, in reference to the three-month humanitarian truce proposal which was presented by the Quad group comprising Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and the US.
Gen Al Burhan has rejected the proposal and vowed to keep fighting until the RSF is defeated. He also criticised the US senior adviser for Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, and described the work of the Quad as biased.
Gen Al Burhan has been sanctioned by the US and accused of allowing his troops to use chemical weapons and block aid to certain regions.
In a statement echoing this stance, Sudan's SA
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