Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces Commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo on Saturday revealed that he would take part in the 42nd Assembly of the Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Heads of State and Governments on January 18 in Entebbe, Uganda.
“In consistency with RSF’s firm position in support of a comprehensive, peaceful solution that ends, once and for all, the wars in Sudan in general, and the April 15 war in particular, I confirmed my acceptance of the invitation to attend and participate in the session,” Dagalo said.
Dagalo added that RSF was committed to putting an end to the war and the suffering so that all “Sudanese truly enjoy sustainable peace, security, stability, development, justice, freedom, and democracy, and contribute to the preservation and maintenance of security and peace in the region and the world.”
Sudan has since April 15, 2023 been plunged into a civil war pitting army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against RSF Commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
The conflict has resulted in a devastating toll, with over 12,190 casualties and the displacement of more than seven million people, according to estimates by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project and UN figures, respectively.
Mediation efforts have faced significant obstacles due to deep-seated animosity between the rival factions. Despite Burhan’s administration continuing to issue statements as Sudan’s government, Dagalo’s Rapid Support Forces assert control over Khartoum’s streets, Darfur, and a substantial part of Al-Jazira, once Sudan’s vital agricultural region.
