Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council and Commander-in-Chief of the country's Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has reportedly rejected the idea of declaring a ceasefire in the fighting with the RSF led by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo until RSF units withdraw from the cities they have occupied.
As a result, his delegation did not attend the peace talks on Sudan in Geneva, which began on August 14 under the auspices of the United States, according to the ZBC television channel.
"Our military operations will not cease until the last RSF fighters leave the cities and villages they have occupied," the channel quoted him as saying. "There will be no peace while the RSF occupies our homes."
He stated that the path to peace lies through the implementation of the agreements reached in Jeddah concerning the protection of civilians and providing safe access for humanitarian convoys into conflict zones.
The situation in Sudan escalated in April 2023 due to disagreements between al-Burhan and Dagalo over the formation of unified armed forces and the role of commander-in-chief. Clashes began on April 15 in Merowe and Khartoum, spreading rapidly and resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries.