By Rorisang Modiba
- Sudan’s army chief says there will be no peace with RSF but offers amnesty to fighters who surrender.
- The war has killed tens of thousands and pushed millions into hunger and displacement across the region.
Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has ruled out peace talks with the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF), saying the army will never forgive or negotiate with them.
In a video message released on Saturday, Burhan promised to destroy the RSF but said fighters who give up and “repent” will be spared.
“There will be no reconciliation with those who betrayed the nation,” he said.
His speech came just after the army said it had taken control of a key market in Omdurman, a city just across the river from the capital, Khartoum.
The RSF had been using the area to launch attacks during the war.
The army also claimed it now controls most of Khartoum — including the busy Souq Libya, one of the city’s main trading centres.
The brutal war between the army and the RSF has thrown Sudan into chaos, fuelling ethnic violence, hunger and displacement. Millions have been forced to flee, and tens of thousands of people have been killed.
Neighbouring countries like Libya, Chad and South Sudan are also feeling the pressure as the conflict spills across borders.
Pictured above: Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Image source: @Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan(Parody
