The fighting between the Army and the paramilitaries intensifies in the last hours in Khartoum North
June 1 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Sudanese coalition of Civil Democratic Forces, Tagadom, made up of prominent civil organizations in the country, has concluded its founding conference in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with the appointment of former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, the country’s last civilian leader, as new president.
Hamdok takes office in the midst of a moment of great uncertainty as he, along with other senior coalition officials, is under arrest warrant by order of the military for alleged collaboration with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the context of the armed conflict that broke out. just over a year ago and that has led the country to absolute catastrophe.
Tagadom defends that the contacts maintained with the RSF, translated into the so-called Addis Ababa Declaration, signed last October, only had the objective of trying to negotiate a cessation of hostilities and redirect the process of transition to a civil democracy that ended up ruined. with the explosion of the armed conflict in April 2021, and maintain that these arrest warrants will not affect their efforts to try to reconcile the Army and paramilitaries.
Radio Dabanga sources also report discrepancies between the members of Tagadom regarding the short-term plans of the civil movement during a conference in which the possibility of declaring a “government in exile” was even raised given that right now the coalition does not recognize the military as the competent authority of the country, and they actually see it as “a war government that promotes armed conflict.”
“Tagadom is open to those who believe they can stop this war,” Hamdok said during his inauguration speech. “Many believed that this conference was not going to be successful, many see us as a partial figure towards one of the sides, but the only thing we are partial about is the desire to end the conflict and return to the civic and democratic path “, he indicated.
INTENSE FIGHTING IN KHARTOUM NORTH
Meanwhile, the Army and the RSF have been involved in some of the most intense fighting seen in weeks in the city of Khartoum North, on the outskirts of the country’s capital, Khartoum, in recent hours.
In the early hours of Friday morning, large contingents of Sudanese Army forces crossed the Halfaya Bridge connecting Khartoum North with the sister city of Omdurman and proceeded to attack RSF positions on the other side of the structure.
The spokesman for the Sudanese Army, Nabil Abdullah, has confirmed to the ‘Sudan Tribune’ that at least seven soldiers have died and 28 have been wounded during this operation, which had the objective of resupplying the Army’s advanced positions in this city, much of it of which is under paramilitary control.
RSF spokesman Al Faté Qureshi has assured that the Sudanese Army’s advance has not been successful and that the military forces were forced to withdraw after a “failed infiltration attempt” that also resulted in the demolition of a helicopter.
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