Al-Burhan to Al-Jazeera: We informed Washington of the refusal to mediate for the forces involved in the killing of the Sudanese

The head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, said Khartoum had informed the US side that it would not accept mediation “from any regional or international force that has participated in the war. murder of the Sudanese.

Al-Burhan added in statements to Al Jazeera: “We will continue to discuss with the Americans, and if they really want to support peace in Sudan, then they should support national solutions. »

Yesterday, Thursday, Al-Burhan delivered Sudan’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, during its 79th session, in which he accused the Rapid Support Forces of committing war crimes and genocide, and said countries in the region are providing funding. and weapons and facilitate the transfer of mercenaries.

Sudanese Foreign Minister Hussein Awad told Al Jazeera Net that meetings were held between the chairman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council and officials from the US State Department, the US National Security Council and the United States Agency for International Development.

Al-Burhan’s visit to New York coincided with a massive attack launched by the Sudanese army in the capital, as Al-Jazeera correspondent reported that military forces crossed from Omdurman to Khartoum and Khartoum North and clashed with the Rapid Support Forces.

Military sources told Reuters that the Sudanese army launched artillery and air strikes in Khartoum, in the largest operation to recapture territory since fighting began with the Rapid Support Forces.

Fighting has been taking place in Sudan since mid-April 2023 between the armed forces led by the President of the Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces led by Muhammad Hamdan Daglo . (Hemedti), who was vice-president of the Sovereignty Council.

The fighting has left more than 18,800 dead and nearly 10 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations.

Calls from the United Nations and the international community are growing to save the country from the scourge of war, as the risk of famine increases for millions of residents due to food shortages linked to the fighting which has spread to 12 of the 18 States of Sudan.