The Sudanese army has rejected a US proposal for a ceasefire and announced a mobilization of the populace to fight the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, which has seized control of the western part of the country, Bloomberg reported.
“The [Sovereign] Council decided to mobilize the Sudanese people to support the armed forces in eliminating the rebel militia as part of a general mobilization and the state's efforts to suppress this rebellion,” Bloomberg cited a statement from the Sovereign Council, the country's interim ruling body, as saying.
According to the agency's report on October 30, the commander of the Sudanese army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, made the decision to reject the US proposal following an emergency meeting of the Transitional Military Council.
Earlier, Bloomberg, citing its sources, had reported that the Sudanese army was considering a US proposal for an agreement between the warring parties. The agency noted that Egypt had been pushing the Sudanese military toward establishing peace. The specific details of the proposed plan have not been disclosed.
The city of El Fasher, the administrative capital of North Darfur state, had been under siege for approximately a year and a half and was the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the city on October 26.
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Based on materials from TASS