Elbasha Tibeig, top adviser to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces leader Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks could undermine global ceasefire attempts.
Rubio criticised countries supplying weapons to the Rapid Support Forces, which has battled General Abdel Fattah al Burhan’s army for more than two years.
Tibeig dismissed Rubio’s statement as biased and unhelpful, warning it could embolden Burhan’s army forces and escalate the ongoing conflict.
The war erupted in 2023 after tensions between former allies who had planned a democratic transition following the 2019 uprising, killing at least 40,000 people, World Health Organization said.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for an immediate halt to external military support and urged both sides to take “swift and tangible” steps toward peace.
Fighting has intensified in Kordofan, particularly around Babanusa, where the RSF tried to seize the Burhan’s last infantry base in West Kordofan.
