Overview
- The Rapid Support Forces said they would join a three‑month humanitarian ceasefire proposed by the U.S.-led Quad of the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
- Sudan’s military has not clearly agreed to the plan, with influential SAF figures signaling opposition and army leaders insisting on RSF withdrawals from cities before any truce.
- U.S. officials urged both parties to proceed, and senior adviser Massad Boulos said the sides had agreed in principle while details were still under discussion.
- After the Oct. 26 capture of El Fasher, independent monitors report thousands of civilians killed, WHO-cited reports say more than 460 people were killed in a hospital, and aid groups say communications were cut, including Starlink.
- Famine has been confirmed in parts of Darfur and millions are displaced, while U.S. intelligence reports cite UAE arms to the RSF and Egypt is accused of backing the army, complicating prospects for a ceasefire.