The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have endorsed intensifying international efforts to end the war in Sudan, issuing a renewed appeal for a political process that confronts what they describe as the structural drivers of the country’s devastating conflict.
In a statement, the RSF welcomed ongoing diplomatic interventions and expressed gratitude to global actors seeking to mediate an end to the fighting.
“We extend our sincere thanks to President Donald Trump of the United States and to the leaders of the Quartet countries for their valued efforts and benevolent endeavors to mediate the Sudanese conflict and bring an end to the war imposed upon us and our people,” the group said.
The statement comes amid heightened diplomatic activity involving the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, which make up the Quartet mechanism.
The coalition recently tabled a ceasefire proposal aimed at halting hostilities and addressing Sudan’s worsening humanitarian crisis.
The RSF, a member of the broader Tasis coalition of civilian forces and political parties, stressed that any meaningful peace process must address long-standing structural issues, including the militarisation of the state and what it termed extremist influence within the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
The group accused the army of being controlled by factions linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, which governed Sudan for nearly three decades before its ouster in 2019.
The RSF cited the involvement of militias such as the Bara’a Bin Malik Battalion — sanctioned by the United States for abuses including arbitrary detentions and field executions — as evidence of extremist infiltration.
Affirming its position, the group declared its full commitment to ceasefire efforts and insisted that the primary obstacle to peace was a gang controlling the Armed Forces’ decisions, comprised of remnants of the former regime.
The RSF reiterated its alignment with the Sudanese public’s demand to dismantle what it described as entrenched political and military networks of corruption.
“We will not retreat from the people’s goals and aspirations to dismantle the state of empowerment and corruption established by Islamists within the military and other state institutions,” the statement noted.
The Quartet’s ceasefire proposal has been positively received by the Tasis coalition, including the RSF, but rejected by the Sudanese Armed Forces and aligned groups led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chair of the Sovereign Council.
Their refusal prompted the Quartet to intensify diplomatic pressure.
The crisis has also drawn direct attention from US President Donald Trump, who described the conflict as insane and out of control and pledged to intervene.
Omar al-Daqir, leader of the Sudanese Congress Party, called Trump’s remarks “a significant development” and said the description of Sudan as facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis “reflects the tragic reality” of widespread suffering and the collapse of essential services.
Al-Daqir added that sustained US and regional engagement could help accelerate a truce and pave the way for a permanent cessation of hostilities and a comprehensive political settlement.
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