Overview
- Sudan’s army has not endorsed the proposal, with senior commanders signaling rejection or setting conditions that include RSF withdrawal from civilian areas and relinquishing weapons.
- Hours after the RSF’s announcement, residents reported drone-linked blasts in Omdurman and army-held Atbara, which the military said its air defences intercepted, highlighting ongoing hostilities.
- The UN rights office warned of escalating atrocities in El Fasher following the RSF takeover, with reports of mass killings, sexual violence, and hospital attacks, and researchers citing satellite evidence consistent with mass graves.
- Humanitarian agencies report famine in parts of Darfur and a surge of displaced people toward Tawila and other towns, with IOM estimating tens of thousands fleeing and MSF and NRC citing severe malnutrition.
- Analysts caution the RSF may be preparing further moves toward El Obeid after the capture of nearby Bara, as drone strikes and shelling are reported in Kordofan and accusations of external backing for both sides persist.