According to the Sudanese News Agency (SUNA), the Khartoum State administration in Sudan issued a decree that requires the formation of a security cell after the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan declared a state of emergency in the capital.

The agency explained that the cell is responsible for several tasks, including working as an early warning device for other regular forces and focusing on urgent intelligence and security information that constitutes an imminent threat.

The cell monitors and inspects sites where “hostile activity is proven, joint interrogation of those arrested, and support the work of regular forces.” The security cell works under the supervision of the Supreme Committee for Security Coordination and Operational Coordination and will submit periodic reports to the committee.

In addition, a member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Shams al-Din Kabashi, headed to Juba on an official visit during which he will hold official discussions with senior officials in the southern state.

Sovereignty Council and the Russia discuss cooperation and coordination

In a related context, a member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Bahri Ibrahim, held a meeting with the Russian Ambassador to Sudan, Andrei Chernovo, in which they discussed bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries.

This meeting comes as a continuation of the results of the visit of the Russian Special Envoy to the Middle East and Africa, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, to Sudan.

Ibrahim stressed the importance of strengthening relations and developing prospects for cooperation between Russia and Sudan.

RSF paramilitary graduates conclude training in KSA, to join Sudan war

Saudi Arabian newspaper Al-Ahdath reported that a new group of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces concluded their military training in Saudi Arabia and are expected to fight in the Sudanese war, a matter refused and rejected by Sudan. 

On Wednesday, a new batch of RSF troops graduated in several military specialties in Saudi Arabia. 

Al-Ahdath noted that fresh graduates are expected to join the battle in Sudan through Ethiopia or South Sudan.

During the ceremony, the RSF spokesperson warned that the forces could reach the island city of Port Sudan. 

Since last year, as a result of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, more than 13,000 people have been killed with more than 30,000 others injured, Sudanese Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim told Sputnik on April 15.

He emphasized that because of the shelling by the RSF paramilitary group, more than 70% of hospitals and medical facilities are out of service in the Khartoum province.