Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Friday that it fully and seriously responded to recent peace mediation efforts, welcoming US President Donald Trump’s direct and unexpected involvement in the conflict.
Trump had previously expressed minimal interest in the ongoing war; however, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington prompted the President’s pledge to bring an immediate halt to the fighting.
Following this, the UAE, which UN experts widely accuse of supplying the RSF, welcomed Trump’s enthusiasm but staunchly continued denying all related allegations. Furthermore, army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council confirmed their readiness to cooperate with both Washington and Riyadh on diplomatic initiatives.
Blaming the “Old Regime”
The RSF explicitly blamed the rival army leadership for obstructing any peace deal, aggressively characterizing them as “remnants of the old regime” and “Islamist radicals” from the Muslim Brotherhood organization.
RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo’s history includes brutal actions: he first committed atrocities in Darfur before later helping Burhan overthrow Sudan’s civilian government in 2021, eventually turning against his former ally in 2023.
Despite months of diplomatic efforts, including those led by the international “quad” of governments, a negotiated peace remains elusive primarily because the army rejects exclusion from future Sudanese politics.
Ultimately, the conflict has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions, consequently gripping Sudan in one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. Securing control over Darfur in the west, the RSF now directs its offensive east toward the oil-rich Kordofan region, besieging multiple cities and towns.
