Local security conflict

The Sudanese army has rejected a United States proposal for a ceasefire, saying it will mobilise public support to fight the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who control much of the western half of the country.The decision followed an emergency meeting of the Military Defence Council on Thursday, chaired by the army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, to discuss the security situation in Sudan.Last month, the paramilitary RSF seized control of El Fasher, the army’s last stronghold in the vast region of West Darfur.In a statement, the council expressed its appreciation to the US government for its efforts to end the conflict. It added: “The council has decided to rally the Sudanese people behind the armed forces to eliminate the rebel militias as part of the general mobilisation and the state’s efforts to end this rebellion.”