Sudan’s Burhan Issues Decree to Dissolve RSF

Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, chairman of the ruling Sovereign Council. (AP)
Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, chairman of the ruling Sovereign Council. (AP)
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Sudan’s Burhan Issues Decree to Dissolve RSF

Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, chairman of the ruling Sovereign Council. (AP)
Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, chairman of the ruling Sovereign Council. (AP)

Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, chairman of the Sudanese ruling Sovereign Council, has reportedly issued a decree to dissolve the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Burhan instructed late Wednesday the Sudanese army's General Command, the general secretariat of the Sovereign Council, and other concerned authorities to put the decision into effect.

The decision came “as a consequence of the rebellion of these forces on the state and the grave violations they committed against citizens, and the deliberate sabotage of the country's infrastructure,” said a Sovereign Council statement on Telegram.

This coincides with the US imposing sanctions on the deputy leader of the RSF, Abdelrahim Dagalo, over human rights abuses in Darfur.

“We will act to promote accountability for those responsible for atrocities and to pursue justice for the victims,” according to the US Department of State.

Dagalo is the brother of RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti.

The war between RSF and Sudan's army broke out in mid-April after weeks of tension.



Egypt’s Sisi Reiterates Opposition to Trump’s Gaza Plan

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (R) and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold a signed agreements following their meeting at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, 19 February 2025. (EPA)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (R) and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold a signed agreements following their meeting at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, 19 February 2025. (EPA)
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Egypt’s Sisi Reiterates Opposition to Trump’s Gaza Plan

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (R) and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold a signed agreements following their meeting at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, 19 February 2025. (EPA)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (R) and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold a signed agreements following their meeting at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, 19 February 2025. (EPA)

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has reiterated his opposition to any transfer of the Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip, as suggested by US President Donald Trump.

Sisi on Wednesday called on the international community to support a reconstruction plan that would allow Palestinians to stay in their homeland.

He said the reconstruction of Gaza must be implemented "without the transfer of the Palestinian people from their land to which they cling."

Egypt and Jordan have rejected Trump’s suggestion that they take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees.

Sisi spoke in Madrid at a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who also condemned Trump’s proposal, saying it would be "immoral and contrary to international law and United Nations resolutions," and have a destabilizing effect on the region.

The two leaders also called for the revival of a peace process leading to a two-state solution to the conflict.