Sudan: RSF declares three-month truce as Sudan’s military reject international ceasefire plan

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on Monday, November 24, announced a unilateral three-month humanitarian truce, a day after the Sudanese Armed Forces dismissed an internationally supported ceasefire proposal.

RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, in a televised address, said the pause was intended to ease suffering and facilitate the delivery of aid to civilians exhausted by nearly three years of war.

Dagalo pledged to establish a field coordination mechanism supervised by the Quad — Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States — alongside the African Union and other global partners. He also vowed to ensure accountability for abuses committed by RSF fighters and to protect humanitarian agencies operating in conflict-affected areas. The RSF continues to face serious allegations from diplomats and rights groups, including responsibility for the killing of more than 2,000 civilians in El Fasher after seizing the city in October.

The truce declaration followed army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan’s rejection of the Quad’s roadmap, which proposed a three-month humanitarian pause and a subsequent nine-month political process. Al-Burhan argued the plan would dismantle the armed forces and security institutions while preserving RSF positions.

He also accused the UAE of bias — a charge the Emirati foreign ministry dismissed on Monday, criticizing Al-Burhan’s “obstructive behavior”. Al-Burhan also rebuked Massad Boulos, a senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, saying he risked becoming an impediment to peace.

Boulos has accused the army of blocking aid and deploying chemical weapons – claims the military reject. Fighting between the RSF and the army, which erupted in April 2023, has killed thousands and displaced millions, driving one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises.