The Head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, visited the frontline positions of the fighting forces in the Omdurman area on Wednesday evening, where he affirmed the unity of the army and the people in facing the Rapid Support Forces, which he described as “the rebellious militia.”
Earlier on Wednesday, and for the first time since the onset of the conflict last year between the two parties in Sudan, the Sudanese Army deployed its forces in the main market of Omdurman city after expelling the Rapid Support Forces.
Concurrently, sources from the armed forces denied all claims that spread in the past few hours about the arrest of officers in Omdurman on charges of a coup, stating that all its forces operate under the umbrella of the general command.
Upon his arrival in Omdurman, Burhan was greeted by the Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief and member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Yasser Abdel Rahman Hassan Al-Atta, where the army chief received a briefing on the operations’ progress and inspected some military and civilian sites that witnessed spontaneous rushes of citizens to welcome Burhan, according to the military media affiliated with the Sudanese Army.
Burhan emphasized the armed forces’ commitment to taking care of the victims’ families, the missing, and treating the wounded and injured from the regular forces and mobilized civilian volunteers, affirming that the armed forces and the people are in one trench to eradicate the cancer of the rebellious militia and its mercenaries, as he put it.
It’s noted that this visit is part of Burhan’s inspection tours of the armed forces engaged in battles with the Rapid Support Forces since April 15th on various fronts.
Last week, Burhan declared that no political process in Sudan could be discussed until the rebellion of the Rapid Support Forces was concluded.
Burhan asserts that any external solution to the ongoing conflict in the country “will not last,” and that no entity can impose any measures on Sudan.
Since mid-April, Sudan has been experiencing a bloody war between the army led by Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces headed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
All international and regional attempts and efforts have failed to bring the two sides to a settlement.
The ongoing clashes have caused nearly two million people to be displaced, including more than 476,000 who have crossed into neighboring countries, according to the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations.
