Sudan Army Chief Warns War Could Spill Over Into Other Countries

Sudan’s De Facto leader has warned the UN that his country’s war could spill over into neighboring African Nations.

Addressing the UN, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan also urged the International Community to designate his opponents, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a terrorist group.

Speaking to the UN on Thursday, Gen Burhan said his party was open to peace talks, and wanted to “put an end to this war and to alleviate the suffering of our people”, but said the RSF refused.

General Burhan also argued the RSF should be considered a terrorist group as they had “supported killing,

burning, raping, forced displacement, looting, stealing, torture, trafficking of arms and drugs, bringing mercenaries or recruiting children.

However, in a rare video message to the UN, his opponent, General Dagalo – also known as Hemedti – said he was ready to engage in talks.

Since April, Sudan has been embroiled in a civil war that has killed thousands of people.

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The fighting has killed at least 7,500 people according to Ngo Acled and displaced millions.

he United States earlier this month imposed sanctions on RSF leaders, including senior commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo, the brother of the group’s leader, over alleged abuses including the killing of the governor of West Darfur.

The US and other Western powers have also been strongly critical of Burhan.

Alongside RSF leader Dagalo, Burhan in 2021 sidelined the civilian leadership that had been part of a transitional power-sharing deal following mass protests that brought down longtime leader Omar al-Bashir.

Burhan said on Thursday that he was “committed to our previous pledges to transfer power to the people of Sudan with great national consensus and consent”.

“The armed forces would leave politics once and for all,” he said.

Saudi Arabia and the US have tried to secure a lasting ceasefire in Sudan, but the process stalled amid parallel international initiatives in Africa and the Middle East.