{"id":7460,"date":"2023-05-31T16:36:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=7460"},"modified":"2023-05-31T16:46:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:46:04","slug":"sudans-military-denies-to-participate-in-talks-with-paramilitary-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/sudans-military-denies-to-participate-in-talks-with-paramilitary-rival\/2023\/05\/31\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan\u2019s military denies to participate in talks with paramilitary rival"},"content":{"rendered":"

CAIRO<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> The<\/span> Sudanese<\/span> military<\/span> has<\/span> suspended<\/span> talks<\/span> with<\/span> militias<\/span> that<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> fighting<\/span> for<\/span> control<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> in<\/span> northeastern<\/span> Africa<\/span> for<\/span> weeks,<\/span> an<\/span> army<\/span> spokesman<\/span> said<\/span>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> development<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> blow<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia,<\/span> which<\/span> mediate<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> sides.<\/span> The<\/span> conflict<\/span> plunged<\/span> Sudan<\/span> into<\/span> chaos.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Brigadier<\/span> General<\/span> Sudanese<\/span> Armed<\/span> Forces<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Nabil<\/span> Abdallah<\/span> told<\/span> the<\/span> Associated<\/span> Press<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> action<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> “repeated<\/span> move<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> humanitarian<\/span> ceasefire<\/span> by<\/span> rapid<\/span> response<\/span> forces,<\/span> including<\/span> the<\/span> continued<\/span> occupation<\/span> of<\/span> hospitals<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> civilian<\/span> infrastructure<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region’s<\/span> capital.”<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> protest<\/span> against<\/span> violations.<\/span><\/p>\n

At<\/span> least<\/span> 866<\/span> civilians<\/span> were<\/span> killed<\/span> and<\/span> thousands<\/span> more<\/span> wounded<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> fighting,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Sudanese<\/span> Medical<\/span> Corps,<\/span> which<\/span> tracks<\/span> civilian<\/span> casualties.<\/span> Medical<\/span> groups<\/span> have<\/span> previously<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> death<\/span> toll<\/span> could<\/span> rise<\/span> further.<\/span> On<\/span> May<\/span> 21,<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> sides<\/span> signed<\/span> a<\/span> ceasefire<\/span> agreement<\/span> that<\/span> provided<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> provision<\/span> of<\/span> humanitarian<\/span> assistance<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> restoration<\/span> of<\/span> critical<\/span> services<\/span> destroyed<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> conflict.<\/span> They<\/span> also<\/span> agreed<\/span> to<\/span> stop<\/span> looting<\/span> of<\/span> homes<\/span> and<\/span> humanitarian<\/span> aid,<\/span> as<\/span> well<\/span> as<\/span> hijacking<\/span> of<\/span> civilian<\/span> infrastructure<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> hospitals<\/span> and<\/span> power<\/span> plants.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> were<\/span> not<\/span> immediately<\/span> available<\/span> for<\/span> comment.<\/span> Seven<\/span> ceasefires<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> declared<\/span> so<\/span> far,<\/span> some<\/span> of<\/span> which<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> violated.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Responding<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> move,<\/span> the<\/span> RSF<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> “unconditionally<\/span> supports<\/span> the<\/span> Saudi-US<\/span> cooperation<\/span> initiative.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Two<\/span> other<\/span> senior<\/span> military<\/span> officials<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> had<\/span> sent<\/span> letters<\/span> to<\/span> Saudi<\/span> and<\/span> U.S.<\/span> mediators<\/span> detailing<\/span> what<\/span> they<\/span> accused<\/span> of<\/span> RSF<\/span> violations.<\/span> They<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> delegation<\/span> was<\/span> still<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> meeting<\/span> grounds<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Saudi<\/span> coastal<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Jeddah.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>An<\/span> official<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> decision<\/span> was<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> an<\/span> effort<\/span> by<\/span> mediators<\/span> to<\/span> move<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> next<\/span> stage<\/span> of<\/span> negotiations<\/span> without<\/span> “fulfilling<\/span> the<\/span> terms”<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> humanitarian<\/span> ceasefire.<\/span> This<\/span> phase<\/span> will<\/span> include<\/span> a<\/span> long-term<\/span> ceasefire<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> start<\/span> of<\/span> negotiations<\/span> to<\/span> resolve<\/span> disputes<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> sides,<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Both<\/span> officials<\/span> spoke<\/span> on<\/span> condition<\/span> of<\/span> anonymity<\/span> because<\/span> they<\/span> are<\/span> not<\/span> authorized<\/span> to<\/span> speak<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> media.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>On<\/span> Tuesday,<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> released<\/span> a<\/span> video<\/span> showing<\/span> Mr<\/span> Burhan<\/span> inspecting<\/span> the<\/span> army.<\/span> The<\/span> commander-in-chief<\/span> warned<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> army<\/span> would<\/span> resort<\/span> to<\/span> “all-out<\/span> lethal<\/span> force”<\/span> if<\/span> the<\/span> RSF<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> “response<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> voice<\/span> of<\/span> reason.”<\/span> Military<\/span> aircraft<\/span> also<\/span> flew<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> capital.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Meanwhile,<\/span> locals<\/span> reported<\/span> clashes<\/span> in<\/span> parts<\/span> of<\/span> Khartoum<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> neighboring<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Omdurman<\/span> late<\/span> Tuesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Both<\/span> sides<\/span> exchanged<\/span> accusations<\/span> of<\/span> violating<\/span> the<\/span> Armistice<\/span> Agreement.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> military<\/span> move<\/span> comes<\/span> two<\/span> days<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> sides<\/span> agreed<\/span> to<\/span> extend<\/span> the<\/span> precarious<\/span> ceasefire<\/span> for<\/span> another<\/span> five<\/span> days<\/span> after<\/span> Washington<\/span> and<\/span> Riyadh<\/span> expressed<\/span> impatience<\/span> over<\/span> continued<\/span> ceasefire<\/span> violations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> a<\/span> joint<\/span> statement<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> called<\/span> on<\/span> both<\/span> sides<\/span> for<\/span> specific<\/span> violations<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> one-week<\/span> ceasefire,<\/span> rather<\/span> than<\/span> reiterating<\/span> general<\/span> compliance.<\/span> The<\/span> statement<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> RSF<\/span> was<\/span> occupying<\/span> people’s<\/span> homes<\/span> and<\/span> confiscating<\/span> property<\/span> while<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> continued<\/span> to<\/span> carry<\/span> out<\/span> airstrikes.<\/span> Fuel,<\/span> funds,<\/span> supplies<\/span> and<\/span> vehicles<\/span> from<\/span> humanitarian<\/span> aid<\/span> convoys<\/span> were<\/span> stolen,<\/span> the<\/span> newspaper<\/span> said,<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> theft<\/span> occurring<\/span> in<\/span> both<\/span> military<\/span> and<\/span> RSF<\/span> controlled<\/span> areas.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> fighting<\/span> caused<\/span> widespread<\/span> destruction<\/span> in<\/span> Khartoum<\/span> and<\/span> neighboring<\/span> cities<\/span> Omdurman<\/span> and<\/span> residential<\/span> areas<\/span> in<\/span> Bari.<\/span> Local<\/span> residents<\/span> reported<\/span> storms<\/span> and<\/span> looting<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> homes,<\/span> mostly<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> RSF.<\/span> Many<\/span> people<\/span> posted<\/span> photos<\/span> and<\/span> videos<\/span> of<\/span> looted<\/span> homes<\/span> on<\/span> social<\/span> media,<\/span> condemning<\/span> the<\/span> looting.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CAIRO (AP) – The Sudanese military has suspended talks with militias that have been fighting for control of the country in northeastern Africa for weeks, an army spokesman said. The development was a blow to the United States and Saudi Arabia, which mediate between the two sides. The conflict plunged Sudan into chaos. Brigadier General […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[26,280,2401],"tags":[5723,5724,5725,5726,5727,4028,4034,4036,4135,4142,5717,5718,5719,5720,5721,5722],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SDN-2.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7460"}],"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=7460"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7464,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7460\/revisions\/7464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}