The Sudanese army confronts paramilitaries who are trying to take over Palace

The Sudanese army on Saturday urged members of the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR) to leave its ranks after both sides began armed clashes that degenerated into one of the country’s worst escalations of violence in recent years.

“The Armed Forces appeal to the officers, NCOs and soldiers of the FAR, sons of the Sudanese people, to join the army and not be instrumental in this struggle to fulfill the illegitimate personal ambitions of their leadership. ‘, the army said, referring to the leader of the FAR, the vice president of the Sovereign Council and number two of the army, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka ‘Hemedti’.

This call from the military comes at a time when the FAR appears to have lost momentum since attacks began this morning on one of its bases in Khartoum.

Earlier, the military units said the FAR commander in the White Nile state, who was not identified, “handed over all his troops, camps and equipment to the army command in the state and announces that he will take part in the battle.” the army, which would officially be the first paramilitary unit to desert from the ranks of these units.

The FAR accused the Sudanese army of taking an action against the Soba base, in southern Khartoum, in what it described as a “brutal attack”, while the armed forces assured that they carried out this action in response to an action that the FAR had previously held in Khartoum.

Shortly after the start of the armed clashes, the FAR announced that they had taken control of the presidential palace and Khartoum International Airport, the largest in Sudan, a statement the armed forces denied.

Faced with pressure from the FAR on the ground, the Sudanese air force began bombing paramilitary group positions in the capital and other parts of the country and succeeded in destroying the Soba base.

These clashes come two days after the army warned the country is in a “dangerous situation” that could lead to armed conflict, after FAR units “mobilized” in the Sudanese capital and other cities without permission or coordination from the armed forces. .




Source: El heraldo

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