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Turkey preparing to serve as mediator in Sudanese civil war

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06.01.2025

Sudan’s de facto leader Abdulfettah al-Burhan has confirmed that his government accepted an offer from Turkey to serve as a mediator in the ongoing civil war.

In a December 13 phone call between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and al-Burhan, the Turkish leader recommended that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) be involved in talks to negotiate an end to the years-running conflict. The UAE has been accused of supplying weapons to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a rival military faction formerly affiliated with the Sudanese military that broke away in 2023 and now forms the primary rebel group involved in the conflict. Sudan

Cutting weapons supply to the RSF has been identified by experts as an important step in bringing an end to the conflict. Sudan

The UAE has approved Turkey’s mediator role but denied supplying the RSF with weapons.

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