Sudan’s Military Ruler Rejects US Ceasefire Plan and Attacks Trump’s Envoy in Fiery Speech

Sudan's Military Ruler Attacks Trump's Envoy in Fiery Speech

Author: Sudan War Monitor

Publication: Sudan War Monitor

Date: November 24, 2025

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Summary:

General Abdelfattah al-Burhan, Sudan's military ruler, delivered a scathing address accusing U.S. envoy Massad Boulos of lacking neutrality and serving as "a channel for RSF narratives" backed by the United Arab Emirates.

Speaking to military officers in Port Sudan, al-Burhan rejected the latest U.S.-Saudi peace proposal, calling the third version "the worst" because it "eliminated the existence of the Armed Forces altogether" while allowing the RSF militia to remain. 

The RSF now controls all of Darfur after capturing El Fasher and large parts of Kordofan. Al-Burhan's remarks represent SAF's strongest declaration that it will not engage politically to end the war, demanding RSF's unconditional surrender instead. The attack came days after Trump met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who briefed him on Sudan peace efforts. 

The "Quad" mediation (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, U.S.) proposed a three-month humanitarian truce—RSF accepted, SAF rejected. Boulos, Trump's advisor on Arab and African affairs and father-in-law to Trump's daughter Tiffany, faces accusations of bias. The war has generated the world's largest humanitarian crisis, displacing millions.

Quotes:

"Any initiative that recognizes the rebels, we do not accept. Anyone who wants peace and wants to bring peace must listen to us Sudanese who have suffered from this war." — General Abdelfattah al-Burhan

"The third proposal — the worst — eliminated the existence of the Armed Forces altogether. It called for dissolving the security services while allowing the militia to remain in place. This proposal is unacceptable. And we consider the mediator biased — especially the U.S. envoy Mazad Bolous." — General Abdelfattah al-Burhan

"Trump's remarks on Sudan (at Mohammed bin Salman's behest) may well be a turning point in ending the war, given that it will take top-level focus from U.S. and Arab leaders to halt it." — Alan Boswell, Horn of Africa director, International Crisis Group