Sudan: U.S. Has 'Alienated' Sudan's Army in 'Complex War' Analyst Tells RFI

What the report says

Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is continuing the war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces despite pressure from Washington to accept a temporary truce and attend the UN General Assembly in New York. In an interview cited by RFI, Sudanese researcher Suliman Baldo argued that the US move reflects a harder line toward Burhan after he rejected a proposed roadmap and still believes the army can win militarily.

According to the report, the United States and regional partners had been pushing a three-month humanitarian cessation of hostilities. Khartoum has rejected that idea, saying a pause would allow the RSF to regroup. The article also says US officials sought to signal that Burhan was not welcome at the UN gathering, amid broader allegations and diplomatic pressure surrounding the conflict. Those claims were presented by the analyst and by RFI’s reporting, not independently established in the piece.

The war, which began in April 2023 after a power struggle between Burhan and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has caused mass displacement and a severe humanitarian crisis. The article says fighting remains active in several areas, including attacks near Wad Madani and in Nyala. Baldo told RFI that the conflict is too complex for a purely military solution and that outside powers, including the US, Saudi Arabia and Russia, remain involved because of strategic interests in Sudan and the Red Sea.