Sudan army declares RSF a rebel group, orders dissolution
The Sudanese military also claims to be in control of the national radio and television headquarters, despite claims by the RSF.
The Sudanese military has declared its rival paramilitary organization, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a rebel group and ordered its disbandment as fighting between the two raged for a third day and the death toll continued to rise.
The Sudanese foreign ministry said in a statement Monday that General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, commander of the Sudanese army and the de facto head of state, had declared the RSF a rebel unit fighting the state and ordered its disbandment.
This formalized an earlier state intelligence statement and the language used by the military to describe the RSF from day one of the battle.
The Foreign Ministry statement added that the fighting, which began on Saturday, was the result of an RSF insurrection against Sudanese forces, and that al-Burhan met with RSF chief Mohamed Hamdan on the same day “Hemedti” Dagalo. began.
In central Khartoum on Monday, there were some indications that the fighting had eased, but it appears that it has instead moved to remote areas of the city, Al Jazeera correspondents reported from the ground.
Citizens have also become increasingly concerned and frustrated as they remain confined to their homes, life is on pause and many are afraid to take to the streets.
The impact of three days of relentless shooting and airstrikes by the military is beginning to show on traumatized children and their worried parents, as the lucky few ration what fuel they have for their generators, hoping to generate as much electricity as possible. municipal supplies almost completely stopped.
In the midst of all this, the Sudanese army has had several successes, the most important of which was the fact that the army took over the headquarters of the national radio and television.
Regular programming was overlaid with red ‘breaking news’ tickers as the military began addressing the people. Not long after, the RSF shared photos of its armed forces in front of the television building.
Hemedti called on the international community on Twitter to “take action now and intervene against the crimes of Sudanese general Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, a radical Islamist who bombs civilians from the air”.
Both sides have claimed that they are taking every precaution to ensure that civilians are not harmed in the fighting, which they blame each other for.
At least 97 civilians have been killed in the fighting, according to the Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate, and the number is expected to be higher. The number of fighters killed is unknown.