The head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Thursday called on the United Nations to classify the Rapid Support Forces as a “terrorist group” because they have committed human rights violations and war crimes in most regions of Sudan.
Burhan said during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly that “the war in Sudan is a spark for the spread of conflict to other countries in the region.”
Al-Burhan added: “The war of rapid support against all components of Sudanese society, so it has become a threat to international peace and security.”
“All initiatives to find a solution to the crisis in our country have been rejected by the RSF,” he said.
Since April 15, violent and large-scale clashes between the Sudanese army forces and the Rapid Support Forces have continued in different areas of Sudan, as both sides try to control vital headquarters, including the Republican Palace, the headquarters of the General Command of the Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces Command and a number of military and civilian airports.
The parties to the conflict have agreed several times to a ceasefire, but it has not been observed.
The differences between the head of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, the commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, became clear after the signing of the “framework agreement” establishing the transitional period between the military and the civilian component last December, which recognized the army’s departure from politics and the handover of power to civilians.
Dagalo accused the Sudanese army of planning to stay in power and not handing over power to civilians after the army’s demands to merge the RSF under the banner of the armed forces, while the army considered the RSF’s moves a rebellion against the state.
