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- 1Sudan's Burhan Vows to Defeat RSF, Rejects Truce Pressure▼Sudan’s Burhan Vows to Defeat RSF, Rejects Pressure Over Truce
Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has vowed to defeat the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and rejected mounting pressure to agree to a truce in the country's devastating civil war. His comments signal that Khartoum intends to press its military campaign despite international calls for negotiations and a ceasefire.
- 2Who governs Sudan when Washington recognises neither side?●🇸🇩 Who governs Sudan if Washington recognises neither side? The army-backed administration runs much of the formal state
Sudan's civil war has left the country with two rival centres of power: the army-backed administration under the military controls much of the formal state apparatus, while the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exercises authority across territory it holds. Washington has declined to recognise either as legitimate constitutional governance, raising questions about diplomacy, aid and who represents Sudan internationally.
- 3Strikes hit Sudan cities as army chief defies US visa ban●Strikes hit Sudan cities as army chief defiant after US visa snub
Airstrikes struck several Sudanese cities as the country's army chief responded defiantly to a United States decision to deny him a visa, a move linked to Washington's criticism of the military's conduct in the civil war. The visa snub has drawn international attention to Sudan's worsening conflict and strained relations between Khartoum's military leadership and the US.
- 4RSF unit defects and joins Sudanese army, state media says▼RSF military group defects, joins Sudanese army: State media
Sudanese state media report that a military group from the Rapid Support Forces has defected and joined the Sudanese army. The claim comes amid the ongoing war between the army and the RSF, and neither outlet provided further details on the size of the defected group or where the defection took place.
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Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has responded to the United States' refusal to grant him a visa, saying Sudan does not need one and downplaying the diplomatic snub. The refusal comes amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Sudan's military leadership over the country's civil war. Observers see it as a sign of deepening friction between the US and Khartoum's military rulers.