The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Sunday that they will no longer engage in peace talks with General al-Burhan’s army (SAF) and are opting for a military solution to the ongoing conflict, according to RSF spokesperson Mohamed Al-Mukhtar Al-Nur.
The decision comes in response to a recent offensive by the army, which saw troops advance into the Kadaru and Halfaya districts north of Khartoum Bahri.
Fierce clashes were also reported in central Khartoum’s Al-Muqrin area.
“We sought peace, but since they’ve chosen war, we are ready. From this point on, there will be no negotiations—only battlefields,” said Al-Nur in a video statement, accusing the army of escalating the conflict. He vowed that the RSF would pursue the army “even to Port Sudan.”
The SAF had previously demanded that the RSF withdraw from occupied areas, regroup in designated zones, and disarm before talks could proceed, accusing the RSF of breaching the Jeddah Declaration signed in May 2023.
The SAF also declined an invitation from the U.S. for peace negotiations in Switzerland in August, co-hosted by Saudi Arabia.
Dismissing the army’s mobilization efforts as “failed attempts,” Al-Nur called on RSF fighters to take decisive action. “The drums of war have sounded… We know how to confront the army,” he added.
Allied with the army, the Sudan Liberation Movement, led by Minni Arko Minawi, and the Justice and Equality Movement, led by Gibril Ibrahim, have been involved in fighting the RSF in El Fasher, Omdurman, River Nile State, and Al Qadarif State.
