Dozens killed in Sudan as army, rival forces fight for power

People in Sudan have been spending an anxious night following

fight

ing between the

army

and the country's largest paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces. The doctors' union says at least 27 civilians have died. There were explosions and gunshots in the capital of Khartoum and other parts of the country. country on Saturday the

army

refuses to negotiate with rapid support

forces

posted a video on its Facebook page that supposedly shows soldiers denying the takeover of the Corps of Engineers headquarters in the city of Onderman on Saturday, April 15 now we are at the Armory of the Military Engineer Corps in Omdurman, Sudan, whoever says that the core of engineers has fallen, we are now in the center, in front of the Sudanese flag.

The

fight

ing has been concentrated in the capital of Sudan, with heavy clashes near the state television building, the presidential palace and at the international airport, 350 kilometers northwest of Khartoum, fighting around an airport in the city of Merui, South Darfur. The Sudanese military still controls the airport in the town of Nyala, but violence has also been reported there. Also mumbling Morgan informs in a cartoon that no. It does not appear that the situation is abating, in fact, the Army issued a statement saying that it will not negotiate with the rapid support

forces

until those forces are disbanded and the rebel troops are dealt with, so it seems that, despite the fact that people have been calling for a de-escalation of the situation here in the capital throughout the country, the Armed Forces, uh, it seems that they are going ahead with the disbandment of the rapid support forces and continue to attack, they have already labeled the group as a Rebel force and we are seeing a continuation of the fighting here in the Hartum area near the vicinity of the Presidential Palace.

We can still hear gunshots. We can hear heavy artillery firing. It is still not clear who he is. has control of the presidential palace, but the army says it has control of headquarters. State television is fighting because both sides want to take control and Khartoum International Airport at the moment appears to be under the control of the Armed Forces, so as the escalation continues, there is a lot of tension here in the capital as they continue the fighting between both sides with the civilian Scott in the middle. Heavy fighting rages across his grave as tensions between the Sudanese army and the

power

ful paramilitary force spill over into the streets the army says it is. fending off attacks by rapid support forces throughout the capital, it is now designating the force as a rebel group.

We, the Army, did not start any fight, we were present in our Command and we were surprised by the attack around 9:10 this morning, along with an assault on my residence, the Army did not deploy or make any movement, the General Headquarters of the Army and the Presidential Palace are under the control of the general command we do not want this country to fall into war however we must teach a lesson to any non- The regular militias but the rapid support forces say that their bases were attacked by the army . This battle will pave the way towards a peaceful solution.

All these criminals will be judged. I can't give a time limit to the fights, but we are determined to finish them with as little as possible. of losses International airport where there are armed men on the tarmac and rapid support forces entered State television service Sudan TV this was the moment when the station's transmission was cut off the fighting was not limited only to the capital there has been violence in the North and South Darfur and West North Korea states, as well as Marawi in northern Sudan, both sides claim control of important facilities there and in other areas, but so far it has been difficult to confirm who has the advantage.

Tensions between the army and rapid support forces emerged months after an army takeover in 2021 and intensified when talks to integrate the RSF into the army stalled. I really feel very sad and very angry, in fact, I am angry and I see that I tell you both to share my new to you two, you have been entrusted with this. great Revolution and already committed a senseless coup in Vietnam US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Washington would continue to support Sudan's transition to a civilian-led government. It is a fragile situation. There are other actors who may push against that progress, but this is a real opportunity to finally bring forward the civilian-led transition and one that we and other countries are trying to seize to reinforce Sudan are preparing for more fighting a new crisis and an uncertain future Heber Morgan Al Jazeera also caricatures the Sudanese army Since pro-democracy groups have long demanded that rapid support forces be integrated into the army, the group is estimated to number around 100,000 fighters.

Muhammad Val explains how it was formed. The rapid support forces are paramilitary fighters primarily from Darfur. The RSF was created by former president Omar Bashir in 2013 to stabilize the war-torn region of Western Sudan and, more broadly, to consolidate his personal hold on

power

. He was concerned that any security institution would be strong enough to overthrow him and challenge him, so he let them know that he basically allowed a proliferation of different armed groups um and centers of power within the country, but the origin of the force goes back to 2003, when President Bashir created and armed a tribal militia to crush a local rebellion in the west, a force that became known as Sudan's current wheat genus.

Ruler General Abdel was instrumental in the creation and training of both Ajanta Weed and, later, the RSF. He worked in the fields for years with the now mortal ar

rival

of him. Muhammad Hamdan Taglu, known as Hamati, the RSF commander in 2019, the two men joined forces to overthrow Omar Bashir. Al-Borhan had the transitional military council and Hadan Douglas was his deputy, but the RSF continued to grow on both sides and, by some estimates, is now 100,000 strong and took on several functions, including border security and maintaining the law and order throughout Sudan activists accused RSF of involvement in the murder of 123 pro-democracy protesters in June 2019, but their friendship's aspirations for un

rival

ed political leadership in Khartoum led to discord with ally al-burhan and paved the way for the current situation.

The integration of the other self into the military intensified after the signing of a framework agreement that laid the foundations for the transition period in December 2022, the failure of talks on this and other issues ultimately led to what observers have warned about a complete breakup. The military confrontation crisis group was warning just 10 years ago, you know, while Bashir was still in power, that if he ever left power, one of the big concerns would be that he would leave behind such a disaster in terms of military insecurity that A huge risk was that these parties would turn on each other, as it is always the civilian population that pays the price.

There is a palpable fear that the current conflict could prove deadlier and more destructive than any Sudan has witnessed in the past. Muhammad Val U, let's take a closer look at how things evolved. The most recent episode of instability in Sudan began in 2019, that was when the military house made a long time ni um after months of mass protests, then the army acted against the protesters, but under international pressure was forced to sign a power. agreement shared with civilian groups elections were set for 2023. In October 2021, another military takeover overthrew Prime Minister Abdullah Handok, who was seen as the face of the transition to democracy, on December 5 of last year, military leaders They signed another agreement with political groups promising to pave the way. the path to fair elections and a return to civilian rule and two weeks ago Sudan was ready to take the next step because disputes over how to integrate rapid support forces into the army stood in its way, is a researcher and analyst politicians based in Khartoum.

He says some political groups in Sudan have been aggravating the situation over the past few days. Many Islamist leaders associated with the former Omer Bashir regime have been speaking out on social media, suggesting that the coming days will be very critical. You see very strong responses to the continued exclusion of Islamists and the political process that continues to exclude them, etc., so they have been openly mobilizing their agents, their allies within the military and other foreign partners through our different groups. Continue to add fuel to the fire between rapid support forces and the military, so I suspect that has played a role in accelerating the escalation between both forces, so any examples of support forces are not independent in any way and are By not operating alone in any way, they are both an extension of regional forces and so on, and the international community pleases their respective staff and other allies and pushes them to restore calm. and and and ending the fight and getting back to the talks uh it would definitely be a big help.