The Sudanese government is ready to support most of the peace plan proposed by the United States, but insists on the complete withdrawal of units of the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from all cities they control. Reuters reported this, citing documents and statements by senior Sudanese officials.

The U.S. initiative provides for an immediate 90-day humanitarian truce, the start of talks on a long-term ceasefire, and then a transition to a civilian political process before elections are held. The plan also envisions the formation of a unified national army and the exclusion of armed and extremist groups from the country’s political life.

According to Reuters, the Sudanese authorities support many provisions of the proposal, but oppose the clause that provides for a partial withdrawal of the RSF from certain areas, including North Darfur and North Kordofan, under the supervision of an international mechanism with UN participation.

The government demands that RSF forces completely leave all cities they have occupied since May 11, 2023.

The conflict in Sudan began in April 2023 due to a confrontation between Sovereign Council head and army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The fighting, which began in the capital Khartoum, soon spread to other regions of the country.

According to estimates by international organizations, about 60,000 people have been killed as a result of the armed conflict, and approximately 14 million residents have been forced to leave their homes.