The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will continue to expand their military operations to other regions in Sudan until the war stops, a close aide to General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo has said.
Gen. Daglo, whose forces have been at war with the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan since April, has been touring African countries on his first visit abroad of conflict. He already visited Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya as well as south Africa and is currently in Rwanda.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Thursday, Nizar Saeed Ahmed, a director in Daglo’s office said the RSF will continue to expand its occupations to seize new areas in Sudan as long as the war continues.
Saeed said the matter of attacking a specific area or defending it is up to the military forces present in the field estimation of what they deem appropriate.
He claimed that their forces control a large geographical area of Sudan, with a large number of states under their control, some of which are besieged, except for only five states.
Saeed explained that the reason for their attack on the safe states at a time when several countries are leading negotiations initiatives and efforts to stop the war and bring peace in Sudan is because of the Sudanese Armed Forces deliberate attacks on their positions and hurling unarmed citizens with explosive barrels.
He said the action reflects the army’s lack of concern for the safety of civilians and the violation of what was agreed upon in the first Jeddah round of talks.
“The RSF do not commit any violations against humanity, but there is a party lurking to tarnish their reputation by using their military uniform, and we are now dealing with the unruly people with excessive force to resolve them and save the citizens.”
Conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted on April 15, 2023. While fighting has been chiefly concentrated in the country’s capital, Khartoum, the conflict has impacted other regions. In Darfur, mass killings and displacement have led to reports of ethnic cleansing.
Over 12,000 people have been killed, with about 5.9 million displaced within the country, making it the largest internal displacement crisis globally. More than 7.2 million people have fled their homes, taking refuge inside and outside the country.
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