Sudan’s Al-Burhan Faces Defining Test Over RSF’s Political Future

RSF unit surrenders to Sudanese army with full military equipment

Force belongs to Rapid Support Forces’ 'Group 26,' Sudan News Agency says

RSF deploys brigades to challenge Burhan's army in Sudan

The Rapid Support Forces have deployed their troops on multiple frontlines in an effort to challenge General Abdel Fattah al Burhan’sarmy for control of the state. Major General Idris Hassan has ordered 14 combat brigades into battle to attack government-held positions with heavy firepower. The operation aims to break through the defensive lines of Burhan’s SAF. The RSF is also targeting army-allied Islamist groups in an effort to weaken their m…

Sudan’s Al-Burhan Faces Defining Test Over RSF’s Political Future

UNITED STATES—The army chief must balance international pressure for negotiations with Sudanese demands that the paramilitary force not be rewarded with political power As international efforts continue to seek an end to Sudan’s devastating war, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan faces one of the most consequential decisions of his leadership: whether a political settlement can end the fighting without returning the Rapid Support Forces to power. Al…