Sudan’s RSF militia agrees to US-backed cease-fire talks
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has welcomed the US-backed cease-fire talks in Switzerland next month.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has invited the Sudanese Army and the RSF group to start the mediated negotiations beginning on Aug. 14.
Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the paramilitary group’s leader, said in a statement on X that he welcomes the invitation.
As of yet, there has been no comment from the Sudanese army regarding the US invitation.
The talks will include the African Union, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Nations as observers, the State Department noted in its statement.
The war in Sudan broke out in April 2023 between army Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo over disagreements about integrating the RSF into the army.
The conflict has caused a devastating humanitarian crisis, killing nearly 16,000 people and displacing millions.
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