By Chris Muhizi for Minembwe Capital News Wednesday June 28th/2023.
On Wednesday, when a fighting force also proclaimed a ceasefire, the commander of the Sudanese army urged young men to defend their nation, including by enlisting in the military.
In the confrontation between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that started on April 15, numerous ceasefire agreements have fallen through, including those that were mediated by Saudi Arabia and the United States at talks in Jeddah that were terminated last week.
Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said in a speech late on Tuesday, “We ask all of the country’s youth and all those who can defend not to hesitate or delay in playing this national role in their place of residence or by joining the armed forces.”
A cease-fire for Tuesday and Wednesday was declared by the RSF late on Monday. Both parties referred to their ceasefires as “unilateral.”
Residents of Sudan’s capital reported hearing artillery fire, airstrikes, and confrontations on Tuesday.
According to figures from the International Organization for Migration published on Tuesday, over 2.8 million people have been uprooted by the war, with more than 2.15 million internally displaced and about 650,000 escaping into neighboring countries.
Over 1 million people are anticipated to become refugees as a result of the fighting in the following six months, according to the U.N. refugee agency.
According to locals, persons attempting to cross into Chad on foot have been shot at or murdered while fleeing attacks by Arab militias and the RSF in the Darfur city of El Geneina.
The main base of a well-equipped police brigade in Khartoum has been taken by the opposing Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to a report from the Sudanese army on Monday.
After seizing the Central Reserve Police headquarters on Sunday, the RSF claimed to have captured dozens of armored vehicles and pickup trucks, solidifying its position in southern Khartoum, where several significant military camps are located.
For ground combat in Khartoum, where it has been difficult to fend off mobile RSF units that quickly moved out around the city once fighting broke out on April 15, the army had relied on the Central Reserve Police.
After three days of warfare, the army declared that the Central Reserve police base had been captured, blaming the RSF of attacking “state institutions”.
Additionally on Monday, locals in Blue Nile State’s capital of Kurmuk reported being attacked by the SPLM-N, Sudan’s most potent rebel force.
