Cairo, 28 Aug: The head of Sudan’s army made a rare public speech on Monday in his first tour outside of the capital since the conflict with a rival general erupted in mid-April.
\nSudan was plunged into chaos after monthslong tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, exploded into open fighting on April 15.
\nIn the eastern coastal city of Port Sudan, Burhan said a military operation that included naval and air forces enabled him to leave the capital’s army headquarters safely. Two people were killed in the operation, he said.
\nThe conflict has reduced the capital to an urban battlefield, with the RSF controlling vast swaths of the city.
\nThe military command, where Burhan has purport-edly been stationed since April, has been one of the epicenters of the conflict, besieged by RSF forces.
\nBurhan said no agree-ment had been reached “with the traitors or with any party outside of the Sudanese people” to facilitate his departure from the capital.
\nThe violence in the northeast African country is estimated to have killed at least 4,000 people, according to Liz Throssell, a spokesp-erson for the UN human rights office. However, activists and doctors on the ground say the death toll is likely far higher.
\nIn a statement issued late Sunday, Dagalo unveiled a new initiative that could restart peace talks between the two forces.
\nThe 10-point plan titled “Sudan Reborn,” calls for a lasting cease-fire, democratic elections and a unified army.
\nFormal peace negations mediated by the US and Saudi Arabia in the Saudi coastal town of Jeddah took place during May and June.
\nHowever talks were formally adjourned in late June with both mediators publicly calling out the RSF and the army for continually violating truces they had agreed to.
\nThere have been at least nine cease-fires since the conflict erupted in April and all have foundered. (AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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