The Quad mechanism — the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt — has endorsed a condition requiring the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to return to their positions and entitlements as they were before the war began on April 15, 2023. Sudan’s Security and Defense Council in Port Sudan is set to hold a pivotal meeting chaired by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to decide on the proposal.
A representative of the Port Sudan authority’s delegation in Washington said any future settlement hinges on restoring the RSF’s full prewar dispositions in Khartoum and other states. He added the Quad, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia, has agreed to the condition, reflecting regional alignment with what he called a UAE-backed political-military roadmap for Sudan.
The council meeting led by Burhan is expected to issue a decisive ruling on whether to accept a plan that would place the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF under a three-month truce. The session follows internal consultations on talks held in Washington and the Quad’s final vision presented for Sudanese review.
Journalist Nasreen al-Nimr said RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) is expected to reject the proposal and, in parallel, refuse Burhan’s continued leadership of the Sovereign Council. She argued the RSF’s return to pre-April 15 positions has become a non-negotiable clause under Quad consensus, and accused U.S. presidential adviser Massad Boulos of deliberately misrepresenting the Quad’s terms.
