Burhan says Sudanese army will support peace if it ends RSF 'occupation'

FILE PHOTO: Families flee RSF advances in Sudan's El Gezira state, on Sennar Road in the city of al-Dinder, Sennar state, Sudan, July 18, 2024. REUTERS/ Faiz Abubakr/File Photo

(Reuters) - The head of Sudan's army said on Thursday that he supported efforts to bring an end to a devastating war in his country as long as they brought an end to the "occupation" of territory by the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

In an address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan also said states in the region were providing funding, weapons and mercenaries to the RSF, though he did not name any country.

(Reporting by Aidan Lewis and Khalid Abdelaziz; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)