Speaking to Indonesian state media, Sudan’s ambassador to Jakarta has suggested that Doha and Ankara arbitrate to ensure a ‘real and fair’ peace process.
The government of Sudan has formally proposed that Türkiye and Qatar serve as mediators in efforts to negotiate a settlement between the national army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
In remarks to reporters in Jakarta, Sudan’s ambassador to Indonesia, Yassir Mohamed Ali, told the Indonesian state news agency ANTARA that Khartoum views the inclusion of Türkiye and Qatar as essential to ensuring a “real and fair” peace process.
He criticised other proposed mediators for what he described as “double standards” in dealing with the conflict, arguing that current talks have been skewed in favour of the RSF, which the Sudanese government accuses of receiving support from the UAE.
“You cannot accept somebody who’s the aggressor, supported by them, and they want to force a peace that serves that aggressor’s policy, which is ultimately their agenda,” he said.
He emphasised that any mediator needs to respect that the Sudanese army presently controls most of the country’s territory and holds the upper hand in confrontations with the RSF.
He suggested that some countries are hesitant to include Ankara and Doha precisely because such a rebalanced mediator set would have greater influence.
“Because they know if Türkiye and Qatar come together with Saudi Arabia and Egypt, they will form a majority and can lead the rest of these other countries toward a rational settlement acceptable to the government of Sudan,” he said.
Since April 15 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a brutal fight between its army and RSF, leaving thousands dead and many more wounded or displaced.
Thousands are believed to have been killed in El-Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of the city.
El-Fasher fell following an 18-month siege that cut off food and vital supplies to roughly 260,000 civilians trapped inside.
Footage from the city exposes the brutal violence inflicted on residents. Eyewitnesses report summary executions, ethnically targeted killings, and assaults on hospitals. Patients, the injured, and medical workers were killed, and healthcare facilities were bombed.
Between October 26 and 28, 2025, over 33,000 residents fled as the RSF escalated its offensive on the city.
Satellite images analysed by Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) indicate evidence of mass killings in El-Fasher after the RSF captured it on October 27.
