KHARTOUM, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said Tuesday it had repelled an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the city of Babanusa in southern West Kordofan State, a day after the RSF declared a unilateral three-month humanitarian truce.
In a statement, the SAF said it had killed a number of RSF field commanders and hundreds of fighters, seized several combat vehicles, and destroyed others.
Meanwhile, the volunteer group Sudan Doctors Network accused the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North and the RSF of attacking the Al-Zallataya mine in South Kordofan State and forcibly abducting more than 150 young men as well as several minors.
The network said the attack violated international humanitarian law and the RSF's unilateral humanitarian truce, urging immediate and unconditional release of all abductees, an end to all forms of forced recruitment, and permission for humanitarian aid to enter.
The RSF has not commented on the two incidents.
On Sunday, the SAF rejected a proposal by the Quad -- Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States -- which called for a three-month humanitarian truce followed by a nine-month political process aimed at a permanent settlement.
The SAF said the proposal would "eliminate" its existence and dissolve security agencies, while leaving the RSF "in its positions."
On Monday, the RSF said it had agreed to the three-month truce, and would halt operations to allow aid deliveries and offer "hope" to a population "exhausted by this war." It also pledged to set up a field mechanism monitored by the Quad along with regional and international bodies to ensure aid reaches civilians, and vowed to hold its members accountable for abuses and safeguard offices of humanitarian organizations.
Fighting between the SAF and the RSF erupted in April 2023 and has killed thousands and displaced millions, fueling one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. ■
