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Mario Nawfal is a fraud, don't link him.
April 15, 2023 - 8:39PM
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Smoke rises above buildings in Khartoum as the regular army battles paramilitaries at multiple locations around the Sudanese capital
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases, days after the army warned the country was at a "dangerous" turning point.
The paramilitaries said they were in control of the presidential place as well as Khartoum airport, claims denied by the army, as civilian leaders called for an immediate ceasefire to prevent the country's "total collapse".
The eruption of violence came after weeks of deepening tensions between military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his number two, paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, over the planned integration of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the regular army.
Witnesses reported "confrontations" and loud explosions and gunfire near an RSF base in south Khartoum.
Military leader Burhan has been at loggerheads with his number two, the RSF commander, over talks to finalise a deal to return the country to civilian rule and end the crisis sparked by their 2021 coup.
The RSF said its forces had taken control of Khartoum airport, after witnesses reported seeing truckloads of fighters entering the airport compound, as well as the presidential palace and other key sites.
Its claims were quickly denied by the army.
"The army headquarters, Khartoum airport, and Merowe base are under full control of the Sudanese army," an army statement said.
"The rebellious Rapid Support Forces are spreading lies that our forces attacked them to cover up their rebellious behaviour."
- 'Sweeping attack' -
Created in 2013, the RSF emerged from the Janjaweed militia that then president Omar al-Bashir unleashed against non-Arab ethnic minorities in the western Darfur region a decade earlier, drawing accusations of war crimes.
A plan to integrate the RSF into the regular army is one of the key points of contention, analysts have said.
Eleventh-hour haggling between the two men over the details has twice forced postponement of the signing of an agreement with civilian factions setting out a roadmap for the transition.
AFP reporters heard gunfire near the airport, as well near Burhan's residence and in Khartoum North. Civilians were seen running for cover as artillery exchanges rocked the streets.
Fighter jets were seen patrolling the skies over Khartoum, witnesses said.
The army said: "The air force is now carrying out... operations to quell the irresponsible actions by the Rapid Support Forces militia.."
The two sides traded blame for starting the fighting.
"The Rapid Support Forces were surprised Saturday with a large force from the army entering camps in Soba in Khartoum and laying siege to paramilitaries there," it said in a statement.
It said a "sweeping attack with all kinds of heavy and light weapons" was under way.
The army said the paramilitaries started the heavy fighting.
"Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces attacked several army camps in Khartoum and elsewhere around Sudan," army spokesman Brigadier General Nabil Abdallah told AFP.
"Clashes are ongoing and the army is carrying out its duty to safeguard the country."
Troops blocked off the bridges across the Nile linking Khartoum with its sister cities of Omdurman and Khartoum North. They also sealed off the road to the presidential palace.
- 'Slipping into abyss' -
The military's civilian interlocutors called on both sides "to immediately cease hostilities and spare the country slipping into the abyss of total collapse."
Their plea was echoed by US ambassador John Godfrey, who tweeted that he "woke up to the deeply disturbing sounds of gunfire and fighting" and was "currently sheltering in place with the embassy team, as Sudanese throughout Khartoum and elsewhere are doing".
"Escalation of tensions within the military component to direct fighting is extremely dangerous. I urgently call on senior military leaders to stop the fighting," he said.
Western governments had been warning of the dangers of all-out fighting between the rival security forces since the army issued its warning to the paramilitaries on Thursday.
Five Western governments plus the European Union said they were "deeply concerned by reports of heightened tensions in Sudan and risk of escalation between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces."
In its statement Thursday, the regular army said it was "sounding the alarm as the country is at a dangerous historical turning point".
"The risks are increasing as the RSF command mobilised and spread forces in the capital and other cities," the army said.
In recent months, Daglo has said the 2021 coup was a "mistake" that failed to bring about change in Sudan and reinvigorated remnants of Bashir's regime, which was ousted by the army in 2019 following month of mass protests.
Burhan, a career soldier from northern Sudan who rose the ranks under Bashir's three-decade rule, maintained that the coup was "necessary" to bring more groups into the political process.
Fighting rocks Sudan capital as regular army battles paramilitaries
Fighting rocks Sudan capital as regular army battles paramilitariesApril 15, 2023 - 8:39PM
AFP
Smoke rises above buildings in Khartoum as the regular army battles paramilitaries at multiple locations around the Sudanese capital
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases, days after the army warned the country was at a "dangerous" turning point.
The paramilitaries said they were in control of the presidential place as well as Khartoum airport, claims denied by the army, as civilian leaders called for an immediate ceasefire to prevent the country's "total collapse".
The eruption of violence came after weeks of deepening tensions between military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his number two, paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, over the planned integration of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the regular army.
Witnesses reported "confrontations" and loud explosions and gunfire near an RSF base in south Khartoum.
Military leader Burhan has been at loggerheads with his number two, the RSF commander, over talks to finalise a deal to return the country to civilian rule and end the crisis sparked by their 2021 coup.
The RSF said its forces had taken control of Khartoum airport, after witnesses reported seeing truckloads of fighters entering the airport compound, as well as the presidential palace and other key sites.
Its claims were quickly denied by the army.
"The army headquarters, Khartoum airport, and Merowe base are under full control of the Sudanese army," an army statement said.
"The rebellious Rapid Support Forces are spreading lies that our forces attacked them to cover up their rebellious behaviour."
- 'Sweeping attack' -
Created in 2013, the RSF emerged from the Janjaweed militia that then president Omar al-Bashir unleashed against non-Arab ethnic minorities in the western Darfur region a decade earlier, drawing accusations of war crimes.
A plan to integrate the RSF into the regular army is one of the key points of contention, analysts have said.
Eleventh-hour haggling between the two men over the details has twice forced postponement of the signing of an agreement with civilian factions setting out a roadmap for the transition.
AFP reporters heard gunfire near the airport, as well near Burhan's residence and in Khartoum North. Civilians were seen running for cover as artillery exchanges rocked the streets.
Fighter jets were seen patrolling the skies over Khartoum, witnesses said.
The army said: "The air force is now carrying out... operations to quell the irresponsible actions by the Rapid Support Forces militia.."
The two sides traded blame for starting the fighting.
"The Rapid Support Forces were surprised Saturday with a large force from the army entering camps in Soba in Khartoum and laying siege to paramilitaries there," it said in a statement.
It said a "sweeping attack with all kinds of heavy and light weapons" was under way.
The army said the paramilitaries started the heavy fighting.
"Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces attacked several army camps in Khartoum and elsewhere around Sudan," army spokesman Brigadier General Nabil Abdallah told AFP.
"Clashes are ongoing and the army is carrying out its duty to safeguard the country."
Troops blocked off the bridges across the Nile linking Khartoum with its sister cities of Omdurman and Khartoum North. They also sealed off the road to the presidential palace.
- 'Slipping into abyss' -
The military's civilian interlocutors called on both sides "to immediately cease hostilities and spare the country slipping into the abyss of total collapse."
Their plea was echoed by US ambassador John Godfrey, who tweeted that he "woke up to the deeply disturbing sounds of gunfire and fighting" and was "currently sheltering in place with the embassy team, as Sudanese throughout Khartoum and elsewhere are doing".
"Escalation of tensions within the military component to direct fighting is extremely dangerous. I urgently call on senior military leaders to stop the fighting," he said.
Western governments had been warning of the dangers of all-out fighting between the rival security forces since the army issued its warning to the paramilitaries on Thursday.
Five Western governments plus the European Union said they were "deeply concerned by reports of heightened tensions in Sudan and risk of escalation between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces."
In its statement Thursday, the regular army said it was "sounding the alarm as the country is at a dangerous historical turning point".
"The risks are increasing as the RSF command mobilised and spread forces in the capital and other cities," the army said.
In recent months, Daglo has said the 2021 coup was a "mistake" that failed to bring about change in Sudan and reinvigorated remnants of Bashir's regime, which was ousted by the army in 2019 following month of mass protests.
Burhan, a career soldier from northern Sudan who rose the ranks under Bashir's three-decade rule, maintained that the coup was "necessary" to bring more groups into the political process.
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Translation :
In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful * * Rapid Support Forces Command * * Statement of the Sudanese people No. (3) * In view of the attack launched by a force of the armed forces this morning, Saturday, April 15, on our forces present in the campgrounds in Soba, and this encroachment, which the Rapid Support Forces confronted with all valor and sacrifice
The following sites have been completely controlled
01 Republican Palace
02 guest house
03 Arresting the attacking force
04 Control of Khartoum Airport, Meroe and Al-Obeid
05 control of a number of sites in the states
Our people's fans What the Armed Forces Command and a number of officers did represents a clear violation of our forces, which were committed to peace and restraint. We point out that the behavior of the Armed Forces leadership confirms the lack of desire for the stability and security of the homeland However, the honorable sons of the armed forces joined the people's choice
We assure the honorable citizens that they are safe without encroaching on their safety and that the situation is under control The Rapid Support Forces will continue to protect the nation's dignity, security and safety. *Paradise and eternity for the martyrs* * Glory and glory to the country * * Office of the Official Spokesperson of the Rapid Support Forces * *15/4/2023*
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Nice context.Mario Nawfal is a fraud, don't link him.
Fighting rocks Sudan capital as regular army battles paramilitaries
Fighting rocks Sudan capital as regular army battles paramilitaries
April 15, 2023 - 8:39PM
AFP
Smoke rises above buildings in Khartoum as the regular army battles paramilitaries at multiple locations around the Sudanese capital
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases, days after the army warned the country was at a "dangerous" turning point.
The paramilitaries said they were in control of the presidential place as well as Khartoum airport, claims denied by the army, as civilian leaders called for an immediate ceasefire to prevent the country's "total collapse".
The eruption of violence came after weeks of deepening tensions between military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his number two, paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, over the planned integration of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the regular army.
Witnesses reported "confrontations" and loud explosions and gunfire near an RSF base in south Khartoum.
Military leader Burhan has been at loggerheads with his number two, the RSF commander, over talks to finalise a deal to return the country to civilian rule and end the crisis sparked by their 2021 coup.
The RSF said its forces had taken control of Khartoum airport, after witnesses reported seeing truckloads of fighters entering the airport compound, as well as the presidential palace and other key sites.
Its claims were quickly denied by the army.
"The army headquarters, Khartoum airport, and Merowe base are under full control of the Sudanese army," an army statement said.
"The rebellious Rapid Support Forces are spreading lies that our forces attacked them to cover up their rebellious behaviour."
- 'Sweeping attack' -
Created in 2013, the RSF emerged from the Janjaweed militia that then president Omar al-Bashir unleashed against non-Arab ethnic minorities in the western Darfur region a decade earlier, drawing accusations of war crimes.
A plan to integrate the RSF into the regular army is one of the key points of contention, analysts have said.
Eleventh-hour haggling between the two men over the details has twice forced postponement of the signing of an agreement with civilian factions setting out a roadmap for the transition.
AFP reporters heard gunfire near the airport, as well near Burhan's residence and in Khartoum North. Civilians were seen running for cover as artillery exchanges rocked the streets.
Fighter jets were seen patrolling the skies over Khartoum, witnesses said.
The army said: "The air force is now carrying out... operations to quell the irresponsible actions by the Rapid Support Forces militia.."
The two sides traded blame for starting the fighting.
"The Rapid Support Forces were surprised Saturday with a large force from the army entering camps in Soba in Khartoum and laying siege to paramilitaries there," it said in a statement.
It said a "sweeping attack with all kinds of heavy and light weapons" was under way.
The army said the paramilitaries started the heavy fighting.
"Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces attacked several army camps in Khartoum and elsewhere around Sudan," army spokesman Brigadier General Nabil Abdallah told AFP.
"Clashes are ongoing and the army is carrying out its duty to safeguard the country."
Troops blocked off the bridges across the Nile linking Khartoum with its sister cities of Omdurman and Khartoum North. They also sealed off the road to the presidential palace.
- 'Slipping into abyss' -
The military's civilian interlocutors called on both sides "to immediately cease hostilities and spare the country slipping into the abyss of total collapse."
Their plea was echoed by US ambassador John Godfrey, who tweeted that he "woke up to the deeply disturbing sounds of gunfire and fighting" and was "currently sheltering in place with the embassy team, as Sudanese throughout Khartoum and elsewhere are doing".
"Escalation of tensions within the military component to direct fighting is extremely dangerous. I urgently call on senior military leaders to stop the fighting," he said.
Western governments had been warning of the dangers of all-out fighting between the rival security forces since the army issued its warning to the paramilitaries on Thursday.
Five Western governments plus the European Union said they were "deeply concerned by reports of heightened tensions in Sudan and risk of escalation between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces."
In its statement Thursday, the regular army said it was "sounding the alarm as the country is at a dangerous historical turning point".
"The risks are increasing as the RSF command mobilised and spread forces in the capital and other cities," the army said.
In recent months, Daglo has said the 2021 coup was a "mistake" that failed to bring about change in Sudan and reinvigorated remnants of Bashir's regime, which was ousted by the army in 2019 following month of mass protests.
Burhan, a career soldier from northern Sudan who rose the ranks under Bashir's three-decade rule, maintained that the coup was "necessary" to bring more groups into the political process.
Wondering about the Egyptian Migs. Joint exercises maybe? They had joint exercises at Merowe in Nov 2020 and April 2021.
Looks like airliners were damaged in Khartoum airport but air traffic is unhampered. As Sudanese military has Chinese medium range HQ-64 and (probably) HQ-16s, hope they're not particularly trigger happy.
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TK flights to Khartoum are cancelled and surprisingly, none were left stranded in the airport. Somehow we are not part of this lol.
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No problem, soon we are gonna send additional peacekeepers and make more money.
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You make money on peacekeeping missions?
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What do you think?
"Bangladesh makes about US$300 million annually from peacekeeping, half of which is provided to the soldiers."
Source- Wiki
And UN pays in USD so it's helpful for Army when it comes to foreign procurements.
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At least 3 airliners, including a Saudia A330 was damaged in Khartoum airport.
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I realised it a long time ago that Colonialism largely was a good thing. Most of those " liberated" countries are Bumlands , that's it .
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Beside Egyptian Mig-29's, Egyptian military personel were arrested, it's said they were in Khartoum for exercises with the Sudanese military.
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Finding yourself in the middle of a coup you are (possibly) not related to must be a horrible experience all around as a serviceman. No one to trust, no way to act without creating a diplomatic incident, no sure way to know that you won't be shot and killed on spot. Tough stuff.
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Very unlucky for SkyUp. They've just saved one of their aircraft from Kiev couple of weeks ago and now they completely lost one in Khartoum.
I mean not as unlucky as Sudanese but still.
At least they keep their company alive via wetlease operation.
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Apparently a whole battalion of Egyptian soldiers have been captured, lol:
