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Sudan's army chief rejects peace deal without paramilitary forces' withdrawal

Sudan's military and civilian leaders are seen at the signing ceremony of a political framework agreement in Khartoum, Sudan, Dec. 5, 2022. [Xinhua]

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday said the army would not sign any peace agreement that does not include the withdrawal of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from public facilities and citizens' homes.

Al-Burhan, also the chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council, made the remarks when addressing officers and soldiers in eastern Sudan's Red Sea State, the sovereign council said in a statement.

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