The Sudanese Armed Forces accuse paramilitaries of attacks and say the situation “is a bit complicated” in some areas of the capital
27 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have assured this Thursday that they have repelled “an attack” by the Army against their bases in the Kafuri area, located north of the capital, Khartoum, hours after the Armed Forces showed their readiness to extend the 72-hour truce agreed on Tuesday and hold a meeting with this paramilitary force.
“The RSF has successfully repelled an attack by extremist coup forces in the Kafuri area. The attackers have used warplanes and artillery in their assault on an RSF camp, but have faced stiff resistance,” They have stated through a statement published on their official account on the social network Twitter.
Thus, they have stressed that they have been able to “disperse” the “attacking forces” and “seize their material equipment.” “The coup forces have suffered significant losses in the clashes, which have taken place during the humanitarian truce established to open humanitarian corridors to citizens and residents of friendly countries,” he denounced.
“Attacks on RSF camps by coup forces and remnants of the former regime (of former President Omar Hasan al Bashir, ousted in 2019). These attacks are frequently accompanied by false rumors and unfounded propaganda, a practice over the past few years. 30 years”, they have stressed.
Finally, they have emphasized their “commitment” when it comes to “maintaining security and stability in the region.” “The RSF will continue to work tirelessly to protect the citizens and residents of friendly countries,” they have settled.
For its part, the Sudanese Army has pointed out that “the military situation inside and outside Khartoum is very stable, with the exception of the state of Western Darfur, which has been the scene of a tribal conflict that is being addressed by the local authorities.” “Our forces carry out their national role in defeating the rebellion in all directions with firmness and confidence,” he said.
Thus, he denounced that “the rebels tried to attack the Central Command yesterday.” “Our forces confronted them and caused heavy casualties,” he said, while stressing that “a large number” of RSF members “have deserted the rebel ranks to join the Armed Forces.” “There are close to 200, and we hope there will be more,” he pointed out.
“The enemy continues to use the method of indiscriminate attacks against areas in the center of Khartoum, causing the destruction of some buildings and facilities,” he stressed, before acknowledging that the RSF “are present in areas of the capital, but without effective significant from the point of operations, except for propaganda purposes”.
For this reason, the Army has asserted that it has “most of the states” under control, although it has acknowledged that the situation “is a bit complicated” in parts of Khartoum, where “the rebels have mobilized the majority of their forces.” . “The conspiracy is old and very big and the positions that the militia adopts now only seek a means to reach power, after which it will apply an agenda that has no relation to the interests of the people and the country. During the next few days there will be big progress in the situation on the ground”, he stressed.
The hostilities broke out on April 15 in the context of an increase in tensions around the integration of the RSF –led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, alias ‘Hemedti’, who is also vice president of the Sovereign Transition Council– in the within the Armed Forces, a key part of an agreement signed in December to form a new civilian government and reactivate the transition.
The talks process began with international mediation after the head of the Army and president of the Sovereign Transition Council, Abdelfatá al Burhan, led a coup in October 2021 that overthrew the then prime minister of unity, Abdalá Hamdok, appointed to the position as a result of contacts between civilians and the military after the April 2019 riot, which ended 30 years of the regime of Omar Hasan al Bashir.
