The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group says it also controls the airport in the capital, Khartoum.
The paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR) stated this Saturday that control the Presidential Palace where the president of the Sovereign Council and military leader, Abdelfatah al Burhan, resides, although his fate is unknown.
The units, led by the vice president of the Sovereign Council and number two in the Army, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, alias “Hemedti”, indicated that this occurs in response to the “attack launched this morning by the Armed Forces” in the south of Khartoum.
The FAR also stated that control Khartoum International Airportthe largest in Sudan, and other military bases in the country seized from the Sudanese Army after the clashes that broke out this morning in what represents a serious escalation in the country.
The FAR indicated in a communiqué that they “Expel the aggressors from the headquarters of the units in the Soba camps (south of Khartoum) and control Khartoum airport”.
These paramilitary units, led by the vice president of the Sovereign Council and number two in the Army, Mohamed Hamdan Dagaloalias “Hemedti”, assured that they responded to “the hostile forces, inflicting great losses on them” and also taking “control of the Marawi airport and base”, in northern Sudan and on the border with Egypt.
“In this delicate circumstance in our nation’s history, the Rapid Support Forces call on all citizens to support them and continue their efforts to protect the achievements of the country, and the glorious and victorious revolution of their people.” , is noted in the note.
They also called on members of the Armed Forces to position themselves “correctly” and to refuse to be “used” by the Army.
A person in charge of the Civil Aviation Authority, who requested anonymity, told EFE that air traffic was disrupted at the international airport and that the roads leading to the aerodrome were closed.
The FAR accused the Sudanese Army of attacking one of its bases this morning in an action that it described as a “brutal attack” and They called on the Sudanese people to unite at this “critical moment in history.”
For its part, the Sudanese Armed Forces stated in a statement that this morning’s action occurred in response to an attack that the FAR had previously committed in Khartoum.
In light of these grave events, the Spanish Embassy in Sudan urged all Spaniards to “remain in their homesavoid unnecessary travel and stay tuned for news from local authorities and this Embassy”.
Two days ago, the Sudanese Army warned that the country is going through a “dangerous situation” that could lead to armed conflict after units of the FAR, the most powerful paramilitary group in Sudan, “mobilized” in the capital Khartoum and other cities.
“Hemedti” yesterday showed his willingness to seek a solution to the tension generated without there being “bloodshed,” according to what Sudanese officials who act as mediators between the military reported.
This mobilization occurred in the midst of negotiations to reach a definitive political agreement that puts an end to the coup of 2021 and lead Sudan to a democratic transition, a pact whose signing has been postponed twice this April precisely because of the tensions between the Army and the FAR.
The FAR emerged from the Yanyawid militias, accused of committing crimes against humanity during the Darfur conflict (2003-2008).
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