“It’s where the army has one of its largest military bases,” Morgan said, referring to the overrun city following two days of heavy fighting. Now, SAF is threatening to pull out of the talks, according to Morgan. RSF seized Nyala, Sudan’s second-largest city and a major SAF stronghold, early on Thursday, the same day the Jeddah talks were scheduled to start. But recent offensives by the RSF have put the army on the back foot. SAF forces control some territory outside Khartoum, including the important Port Sudan in the east. While the RSF appeared to have the upper hand in Khartoum early in the war, it’s unclear now which side has seized more territory, according to Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan, reporting from Khartoum. US officials told Reuters both sides had privately reached out for the latest talks. Thousands of Dagalo’s forces also fought for Saudi Arabia, alongside Emirati troops, in the 2016 Yemeni civil war.Īfter six long months, analysts say the fighting, which has now attracted other militias and armed tribal groups, is at an impasse. The RSF leader is considered one of Sudan’s most powerful men, controlling several gold mines and gold export businesses. Human rights groups accused the militias of ethnic cleansing, mass rapes and even genocide.Īfter al-Bashir’s exit from power, Dagalo became al-Burhan’s deputy in the Sovereign Council. It’s a formalised version of the feared Popular Defence Forces, or “Janjaweed” militias that al-Bashir outsourced to fight mostly non-Arab rebel groups in the western Darfur region in the early 2000s. The RSF, on the other hand, is a paramilitary force headed by Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo and operating independently of the army. Al-Burhan was supposed to oversee a civilian-military transitional government with then-Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.īut in October 2021, a few months before al-Burhan was to concede power to a civilian government, he spearheaded a military coup and dissolved the civilian-military partnership. In 2019, al-Burhan became the head of the Sovereign Council following a popular uprising that removed former president Omar al-Bashir. The SAF is led by General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, the Sudanese Army chief and de facto leader of the military-led government. The violence in western Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan has led to more than a million people fleeing to neighbouring countries like Chad Who are the two sides fighting in Sudan? Here’s a breakdown of how things got to this point. The bloc will act on behalf of the African Union (AU). This time, representatives of the regional East African IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) bloc – of which Sudan is a member – are joining the peace talks. Still, deadly fighting continues in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, and other parts of the country. Thousands of people have died and more than 5.7 million others have been displaced within and outside Sudan, leading to a situation that United Nations officials have called a “humanitarian nightmare”. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Photos: Israel bombs Gaza areas it declared safe zones for Palestinians list 2 of 4 Gaza war unleashes anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim sentiment in the US list 3 of 4 Can Israel’s agricultural sector recover after the war on Gaza? list 4 of 4 Israel: Journalist killed in Lebanon was in ‘active combat zone’ end of list
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