{"id":5809,"date":"2023-04-16T13:22:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T13:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5809"},"modified":"2023-04-16T13:22:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T13:22:30","slug":"dozens-killed-as-troops-rivals-fight-for-control-of-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/politics\/dozens-killed-as-troops-rivals-fight-for-control-of-sudan\/2023\/04\/16\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens Killed as Troops Rivals Fight for Control of Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"

KHARTUM<\/span>(AP)<\/span> –<\/span> Sudanese<\/span> forces<\/span> and<\/span> powerful<\/span> militias<\/span> fought<\/span> for<\/span> control<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> chaos-stricken<\/span> country<\/span> for<\/span> two<\/span> days<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> despite<\/span> mounting<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> pressure<\/span> to<\/span> end<\/span> hostilities.<\/span> Regardless,<\/span> they<\/span> showed<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> unwilling<\/span> to<\/span> put<\/span> out<\/span> the<\/span> fire.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Heavy<\/span> fighting<\/span> involving<\/span> armored<\/span> vehicles,<\/span> truck-mounted<\/span> machine<\/span> guns<\/span> and<\/span> jet<\/span> fighters<\/span> raged<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> Khartoum,<\/span> the<\/span> neighboring<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Omdurman<\/span> and<\/span> hotspots<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> country.<\/span> Rival<\/span> powers<\/span> are<\/span> believed<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> tens<\/span> of<\/span> thousands<\/span> of<\/span> fighters<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> alone.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>At<\/span> least<\/span> 56<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> civilians<\/span> were<\/span> killed,<\/span> including<\/span> three<\/span> UN<\/span> food<\/span> agency<\/span> personnel.<\/span> The<\/span> Sudan<\/span> Doctors<\/span> Syndicate<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> believed<\/span> dozens<\/span> more<\/span> had<\/span> died<\/span> among<\/span> rival<\/span> forces.<\/span> About<\/span> 600<\/span> people,<\/span> including<\/span> civilians<\/span> and<\/span> militants,<\/span> were<\/span> injured,<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> clashes<\/span> are<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> power<\/span> struggle<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> commander<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> army,<\/span> General<\/span> Abdel<\/span> Fattah<\/span> Burhan,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Rapid<\/span> Support<\/span> Force<\/span> Group,<\/span> General<\/span> Mohammed<\/span> Hamdan<\/span> Dagalo.<\/span> The<\/span> two<\/span> generals<\/span> are<\/span> former<\/span> allies<\/span> who<\/span> together<\/span> orchestrated<\/span> the<\/span> October<\/span> 2021<\/span> military<\/span> coup<\/span> that<\/span> derailed<\/span> Sudan’s<\/span> short-lived<\/span> transition<\/span> to<\/span> democracy.<\/span> In<\/span> recent<\/span> months,<\/span> internationally<\/span> backed<\/span> negotiations<\/span> have<\/span> renewed<\/span> hopes<\/span> for<\/span> an<\/span> orderly<\/span> transition<\/span> to<\/span> democracy.<\/span> However,<\/span> rising<\/span> tensions<\/span> between<\/span> Barhan<\/span> and<\/span> Dagalo<\/span> eventually<\/span> delayed<\/span> an<\/span> agreement<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> political<\/span> party.<\/span><\/p>\n

Security<\/span> in<\/span> Karuizawa<\/span> is<\/span> tight,<\/span> but<\/span> Japan<\/span> was<\/span> forced<\/span> to<\/span> address<\/span> security<\/span> concerns<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> young<\/span> man<\/span> threw<\/span> explosives<\/span> at<\/span> Japanese<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Fumio<\/span> Kishida<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> eve<\/span> of<\/span> diplomats’<\/span> arrival,<\/span> who<\/span> was<\/span> unharmed<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday.<\/span> and<\/span> continued<\/span> to<\/span> campaign,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> attack<\/span> is<\/span> an<\/span> unwelcome<\/span> development<\/span> for<\/span> Tokyo<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> ongoing<\/span> security<\/span> dispute<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> assassination<\/span> of<\/span> former<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Shinzo<\/span> Abe<\/span> nine<\/span> months<\/span> ago.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> three-day<\/span> meeting<\/span> was<\/span> also<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> real<\/span> test<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Biden<\/span> administration’s<\/span> claim<\/span> that<\/span> minimal<\/span> damage<\/span> was<\/span> done<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> disclosure<\/span> of<\/span> classified<\/span> documents<\/span> related<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> and<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> view<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> allies<\/span> and<\/span> partners.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Before<\/span> traveling<\/span> to<\/span> Japan,<\/span> U.S.<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> State<\/span> Antony<\/span> Blinken<\/span> said<\/span> Saturday<\/span> from<\/span> Hanoi<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> had<\/span> heard<\/span> no<\/span> concerns<\/span> from<\/span> allies,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> revelations<\/span> will<\/span> loom<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> G-7<\/span> meeting,<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> major<\/span> international<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> conference<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> documents<\/span> were<\/span> discovered<\/span> online<\/span> and<\/span> made<\/span> public.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>On<\/span> the<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> front,<\/span> the<\/span> talks,<\/span> which<\/span> end<\/span> Tuesday,<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> dominated<\/span> by<\/span> worries<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> leader’s<\/span> threats<\/span> to<\/span> use<\/span> tactical<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> as<\/span> his<\/span> forces<\/span> struggle<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> China’s<\/span> increasing<\/span> belligerence<\/span> toward<\/span> Taiwan,<\/span> the<\/span> self-governing<\/span> island<\/span> Beijing<\/span> claims<\/span> as<\/span> its<\/span> own,<\/span> and<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> record-setting<\/span> run<\/span> of<\/span> illicit<\/span> weapons<\/span> tests.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Some<\/span> observers<\/span> expect<\/span> that<\/span> Japan<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> nations<\/span> might<\/span> use<\/span> the<\/span> G-7<\/span> to<\/span> announce<\/span> an<\/span> increase<\/span> in<\/span> aid<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Though<\/span> diplomats<\/span> from<\/span> Beijing<\/span> won’t<\/span> be<\/span> present<\/span> in<\/span> Japan,<\/span> China’s<\/span> rapid<\/span> military<\/span> rise<\/span> will<\/span> also<\/span> play<\/span> a<\/span> large<\/span> part<\/span> in<\/span> discussions.<\/span> China<\/span> recently<\/span> sent<\/span> planes<\/span> and<\/span> ships<\/span> to<\/span> conduct<\/span> a<\/span> mock<\/span> siege<\/span> of<\/span> Taiwan,<\/span> and<\/span> in<\/span> recent<\/span> years<\/span> has<\/span> witnessed<\/span> a<\/span> rapid<\/span> increase<\/span> in<\/span> nuclear<\/span> warheads,<\/span> hardening<\/span> of<\/span> China’s<\/span> territorial<\/span> claims<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> China<\/span> Sea,<\/span> and<\/span> an<\/span> increase<\/span> in<\/span> President<\/span> Xi<\/span> Jinping’s<\/span> rhetoric.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Partly<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> China’s<\/span> rise,<\/span> Japan<\/span> has<\/span> made<\/span> a<\/span> major<\/span> departure<\/span> from<\/span> its<\/span> post-World<\/span> War<\/span> II<\/span> doctrine<\/span> of<\/span> pure<\/span> self-defense<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> committed<\/span> to<\/span> acquiring<\/span> first-strike<\/span> capabilities<\/span> and<\/span> cruise<\/span> missiles<\/span> to<\/span> counter<\/span> the<\/span> growing<\/span> threat.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Diplomats<\/span> will<\/span> also<\/span> seek<\/span> ways<\/span> to<\/span> resume<\/span> diplomacy<\/span> aimed<\/span> at<\/span> pressuring<\/span> rival<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> to<\/span> return<\/span> to<\/span> arms<\/span> control<\/span> talks.<\/span> Since<\/span> last<\/span> year,<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> tested<\/span> about<\/span> 100<\/span> missiles,<\/span> including<\/span> her<\/span> ICBM,<\/span> which<\/span> showed<\/span> potential<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> mainland,<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> short-range<\/span> weapons<\/span> that<\/span> threaten<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KHARTUM(AP) – Sudanese forces and powerful militias fought for control of the chaos-stricken country for two days on Sunday despite mounting diplomatic pressure to end hostilities. Regardless, they showed they were unwilling to put out the fire. Heavy fighting involving armored vehicles, truck-mounted machine guns and jet fighters raged on Sunday in the capital Khartoum, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280,26,252,276],"tags":[3956,965,3544,3943,3944,3945,3946,3947,3948,3949,3950,3951,3952,3953,3954,3955],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sudan.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5809"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5809"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5810,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5809\/revisions\/5810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}