The United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt called on Friday for a three-month humanitarian truce in Sudan, to be followed by a permanent ceasefire and a nine-month transition towards civilian rule.<\/p>\n
In a joint statement issued by the US State Department, the four countries said the transition should “meet the aspirations of the Sudanese people towards smoothly establishing an independent, civilian-led government with broad-based legitimacy and accountability”.<\/p>\n
Since April 2023, Sudan has been torn apart by war between its army — which maintains control over most state institutions — and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).<\/p>\n
The conflict has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions and created what the United Nations describes as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.<\/p>\n
“Sudan’s future governance is for the Sudanese people to decide through an inclusive and transparent transition process, not controlled by any warring party,” Friday’s statement said.<\/p>\n
The statement appeared to have been released in lieu of a meeting involving the foreign ministers of the four countries that had originally been scheduled for July in Washington but was postponed due to disagreements between Egypt and the UAE.<\/p>\n
Egypt, a key ally of Sudan’s regular army, has consistently called for the protection of state institutions.<\/p>\n
The UAE, meanwhile, has been widely accused — including in UN reports — of supplying arms to the RSF, a claim it denies.<\/p>\n
Diplomatic sources told AFP that Cairo objected to earlier language barring both the army and the RSF from taking part in the transition.<\/p>\n
The final language appears to reflect a compromise, avoiding specific mention of either side while insisting Sudan’s next government be decided by the people.<\/p>\n
It also explicitly excludes the involvement of “violent extremist groups part of or evidently linked to the Muslim Brotherhood” in the transition process.<\/p>\n
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Sudan’s army-aligned finance minister, Gebreil Ibrahim, a senior Islamist figure, and on the Baraa Ibn-Malik Brigade, an Islamist militia that has been fighting alongside the army.<\/p>\n
Islamists dominated Sudanese politics for three decades under ousted president Omar al-Bashir and have seen a resurgence during the war, aligning with the army.<\/p>\n
“These sanctions aim to limit Islamist influence within Sudan and curtail Iran’s regional activities, which have contributed to regional destabilization, conflict, and civilian suffering,” the US Treasury Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Despite international efforts to push for peace, it remains unclear whether the warring factions are willing to engage.<\/p>\n
In June, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a one-week ceasefire in North Darfur’s besieged capital of El-Fasher. The army agreed to the pause, but the RSF rejected it.<\/p>\n
Both sides have repeatedly vowed to continue fighting until securing outright military victory.<\/p>\n
The army currently controls Sudan’s east, north and center, while the RSF holds parts of the south and nearly all of the western Darfur region — where it recently declared a parallel government, fuelling fears of the country’s fragmentation.<\/p>\n
Friday’s joint statement, however, maintained “there is no viable military solution to the conflict, and the status quo creates unacceptable suffering and risks to peace and security”.<\/p>\n
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