A member of the Advisory Office of the Commander of the Rapid Support Forces expressed his regret for Al-Burhan’s statements and described them as “disappointing.”
The head of the Sovereignty Council and Commander of the Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, confirmed on Wednesday the progress of his forces on all fronts of the fighting against the Rapid Support Forces led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti).
Al-Burhan said during his inspection of forces in Kassala state: “Soon all forces will meet in every inch of this country’s land,” according to a statement by the “Sovereignty Council.”
Al-Burhan praised “the high level of readiness of the regular forces in all their units in the eastern region, and their readiness to carry out the next phase of military operations,” stressing that the armed forces “will continue their battle until this rebellion is defeated and defeated once and for all.”
Al-Burhan confirmed, on Tuesday, that there will be no political process in the country if the ongoing war with the Rapid Support Forces since last April does not end.
Al-Burhan said during his inspection of forces in the army’s Second Infantry Division in Gedaref State: “How can an agreement and peace be made with someone who does not commit, and every day has an opinion? So we say: There will be no peace until the end of this rebellion.”< /p>
Al-Burhan sent a message to “politicians who talk about warmongers,” saying that “warmongers are those who search for weapons from outside the country with which to kill Sudanese.”
The Army Commander stressed that “the battle has now taken on a different character than the past ten months, and it has become necessary and necessary to restore the dignity of the people whose rights have been violated.”
For his part, a member of the advisory office of the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Ibrahim Mukhayr, expressed his regret for Al-Burhan’s statements, and described them as “disappointing.”
Mukhair said to the Arab World News Agency: “Burhan’s statements, unfortunately, are very disappointing, and the Sudanese are looking for peace and looking for any opportunity to achieve stability, or at least a truce that allows them and international organizations and countries that love Sudan to bring in relief.”
He added that the basic approach taken by the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, “is to alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese.”
He continued that “Rapid Support” officials also responded to the talks that took place in Manama, Bahrain, “and we had great hope that this communication with (Deputy Commander of the Sudanese Army, Shams al-Din) al-Kabashi, might lead to a state of calm in the battle areas, leading to an agreement.” It opens the door to alleviating the suffering of the Sudanese.”
For months, Sudan has been witnessing a conflict between the army and its Rapid Support Forces, the intensity of which has escalated in recent weeks, amid fears that the country will slide into civil war.
These statements are the first proof since the start of the battles between the two parties, and indicate a new escalation in the conflict.
These developments raise great concerns about the future of the political process in Sudan, which is sponsored by the United Nations and the African Union.
It is noteworthy that the “Rapid Support Forces” are paramilitary forces formed in 2013 to fight the rebellion in Darfur, and are accused of committing human rights violations.
The United States and other Western countries are demanding the integration of the Rapid Support Forces into the Sudanese army, while the Rapid Support Forces themselves oppose this step.
This crisis is the latest in a series of crises that are taking place