The Sudanese army said on Wednesday that it agreed to go to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to resume negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a rebel militia that has been fighting the government for months.
The army’s official spokesperson issued a statement saying that the army accepted the invitation from Saudi Arabia and the United States, the two mediators in the conflict, to continue the negotiation process that started earlier. The statement added that the army hoped that the talks would end the war, facilitate humanitarian work, and restore normal life to the areas affected by the violence.
The statement also said that the army would not stop its military operations against the RSF until it eliminated and defeated them. The army said that this was the goal of the Sudanese people and the armed forces and that they were committed to putting the country on the right track.
The conflict between the army and the RSF began in mid-April and has caused serious security and humanitarian crises in Sudan. The fighting has taken place in Khartoum, the capital, and several other regions of the country. According to some estimates, the conflict has killed about 10,000 people, displaced more than 6 million, and caused economic losses of tens of billions of dollars.
