Sudan’s de facto ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ruled out negotiation with paramilitaries after surviving a drone attack on Wednesday at the Gibet base, where a ceremony was taking place.
The army reported that five people were killed in the drone attack.
Burhan, unharmed, declared that the government will not retreat, surrender, or negotiate and vowed to continue fighting until the country is free of conspirators and rebels.
The United States invited both sides to negotiations in Geneva next month, but Burhan rejected talks with the RSF.
The ongoing war in Sudan has caused tens of thousands of deaths, mass human rights violations, and the largest displacement crisis globally, with over 10 million people currently displaced.
Wednesday’s attack in the eastern Red Sea state was the first on a military base in the region, where various headquarters have been relocated.
The RSF controls significant territories in Sudan, launching offensives and besieging regions, resulting in deaths of civilians, including children, and blocking humanitarian aid.
Both sides have been accused of war crimes during the conflict.
