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Sudan's army conditionally backs US peace framework but demands full RSF withdrawal from all occupied cities

Sudan's army-backed government signalled conditional support for a US-proposed peace framework for the country's three-year civil war, telling Washington it would accept the plan only if the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces withdrew completely from all cities they occupy; Reuters reported the condition from internal documents, representing the first formal army response to the US initiative

Conflicts· active How Wars Actually End·What They're Not Saying ·4 takes · ·rbtfl upd Jul 11, 2026
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The split

The same story, as told by newsrooms in different countries. Their words, attributed and linked.

Canada / Global

Reuters via Yahoo Canada

“The Sudanese army has conditioned any broad acceptance of a U.S. proposal for ending the country's three-year-old civil war on the full withdrawal by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces from cities it has occupied, according to documents seen by Reuters.”

Reuters wire, primary diplomatic reportingread the original ↗

Global

Anewz

“Sudan's army-backed government has signalled conditional support for a new U.S. proposal aimed at ending the country's three-year civil war, but insists that any agreement must include the complete withdrawal of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from all cities they have occupied.”

Wire summary, conditional-acceptance framingread the original ↗

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Summary

Sudan's army-backed government told the United States it would conditionally accept a US-proposed peace framework for the country's three-year civil war, but set the complete withdrawal of the Rsf from all cities the paramilitary holds as a non-negotiable precondition, according to internal documents obtained by Reuters. The RSF has controlled large parts of Khartoum, El Fasher and other cities since the war began in April 2023, making a full withdrawal effectively a demand for the RSF's military defeat or negotiated surrender. The US proposal is the latest in a series of international frameworks that has not produced a ceasefire; the army's conditional engagement represents its first formal written response to the US initiative.

The split

Reuters' primary reporting, based on documents rather than statements, framed the development as cautious diplomatic engagement. Anewz read the withdrawal demand as a "red line" that makes acceptance contingent on an outcome the RSF has shown no sign of agreeing to. Islam Times repeated the Reuters framing without additional analysis.

By the numbers

  • 3 years, duration of the Sudan civil war since April 2023
  • "Full withdrawal from all cities," the army's stated condition, covering RSF-held Khartoum, El-Fasher and other areas

Why it matters

The army's condition, complete RSF withdrawal from all cities, is functionally equivalent to demanding the RSF accept military defeat before any peace deal is signed. That gap is not a detail to negotiate around: it reflects the absence of a hurting stalemate that typically precedes serious negotiations. The army's written response does, however, confirm it is engaging the US framework rather than rejecting it outright, which is a marginal step from prior postures.

What to watch

  • The RSF's response to the US framework and whether it counters with its own conditions
  • Whether Washington presses the army to soften the withdrawal demand or accepts it as a baseline
  • Humanitarian corridor talks, which could proceed on a separate track from the political framework

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