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RSF accepts ceasefire under Trump-backed Sudan peace initiative as Burhan rejects talks

Sudanese General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries. [AFP]

  Rapid Support Forces commander Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has accepted a three-month humanitarian truce under US President Donald Trump’s Sudan peace initiative, putting rival military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in a difficult diplomatic position.

Burhan had earlier rejected talks, insisting on “no negotiation and no partnership” despite international pressure.

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