Despite the Sudanese army's warnings about the seriousness of the current security situation after the tensions that erupted in the Marawi region in the northern state of the country, the Rapid Support Forces revealed today (Thursday) the nature of the movements that took place during the past hours across the country, denying military operations in Marawi.
And she said in a statement: “They are national forces that carry out a number of national tasks and duties guaranteed to them by law, and they work in full coordination and harmony with the leadership of the armed forces, and the rest of the other regular forces, in their movements,” adding: “The Rapid Support Forces confirm that they are deployed and moved in all over the country in order to achieve security and stability, combat the phenomena of human trafficking and illegal immigration, combat smuggling, drugs and transit crime, and confront armed robbery gangs wherever they exist.
She indicated that the presence of the Rapid Support Forces in the northern state, and in the city of Marawi in particular, comes within its presence in the rest of the states, within the framework of performing its tasks and duties, which extend to the desert, and for this purpose the Rapid Support Forces provided a number of dead and wounded, for Achieving security and tranquility for citizens.
Sudanese sources reported that the Rapid Support Forces have not yet withdrawn from the Marawi base, expecting that the Sudanese Security and Defense Council, in the presence of Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the head of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, will hold a meeting in the coming hours.
The sources pointed out that many civil parties and foreign embassies intervened to calm the situation between the two sides, indicating that the meeting of the civil forces held earlier today concluded with the formation of a committee to communicate with the army leaders.
On the other hand, the Sudanese army warned today of what it described as the mobilization of forces and the opening up inside the capital and some cities on the part of the leadership of the Rapid Support Forces. The army said in a statement that the RSF's actions constitute a clear violation of the law.
Al-Burhan had affirmed his adherence to the issue of the necessity of integrating the Rapid Support Forces within the ranks of the armed forces, and the need for them not to move without coordination.
My traffic was tense after the Rapid Support Forces pushed 100 vehicles towards Marawi Airport, which is considered a strategic airport supporting Khartoum Civil Airport in emergency situations, and includes a military air base in support of the first military airport in Khartoum, including air defenses for northern, central, western and eastern Sudan.
Okaz (Khartoum) @okaz_online