Burhan renews determination to eradicate RSF, rejects ceasefire proposal

November 21, 2025 (AL-QUTAYNA, White Nile State) – The Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Friday renewed his determination to eradicate the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Al-Burhan affirmed that the army would proceed with crushing what he described as the “rebellion” through a military operation.

Addressing a crowd of citizens in the city of Al-Qutayna in White Nile state, he said, “The Armed Forces and their supporting forces are determined to eliminate the rebellious militia and completely eradicate it.”

He stressed that “this path is irreversible until this militia is annihilated and every inch of the homeland is purified… Either these people are not present, or we are not present.”

He renewed his commitment to completing the journey for which “ranks of martyrs who made history and deserve the salute of the people of Sudan” marched, according to him.

Al-Burhan’s statements came two days after he thanked Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump, who addressed the situation in Sudan during talks in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The US President said that he “will work to end the war in Sudan at the request of Mohammed bin Salman, who asked him to intervene to end the conflict,” adding, “We have already begun work on that.”

The Sudanese army refuses to accept the humanitarian truce proposed by the Quartet Mechanism before a set of conditions put forth by the military leadership is met. These conditions include the withdrawal of the RSF from the areas it occupies; otherwise, fighting will continue until they are forcibly removed.