Sudanese Armed Forces to achieve decisive victories soon: Commander
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Sudanese Commander Yasser Al-Atta reveals that the Armed Forces have been receiving military supplies, enabling them to achieve significant victories in combat.
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Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, June 8, 2023, as fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues (AP)
The Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces and member of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Yasser al-Atta, revealed that a strategic coalition was being formed in favor of Sudan by major countries within the region and international ones.
He added that the upcoming phase would witness decisive victories for the Sudanese Army across all combat axes after its forces were supplied with large military equipment.
In a discussion broadcast on the national Sudanese Television, Al-Atta said the army is expecting more weapons, considering the move the "beginning of the end of the Rapid Support Forces."
He further spoke about a strategic coalition that was being formed in favor of the country, after regional forces attempted to embargo Sudan and isolate it.
Al-Atta explained that the majority of the hardline officers who were previously relieved from duty by Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan were recruited by the RSF.
This makes 95% of the Rapid Support Forces’ leaders and advisors who currently speak on behalf of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) from the former ruling National Congress Party, led by ousted President Omar al-Bashir, and some of them held leadership positions during their terms.
Speaking about the assassination attempt against al-Burhan, Al-Atta said, “The armed forces include a million leaders, all of whom are [supporting] al-Burhan, Shams al-Din Kabashi, and Yasser al-Atta.”
Sudan Army chief al-Burhan survives assassination attempt
Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday after a drone strike targeted an eastern army base he was visiting, eyewitnesses told Reuters on Wednesday.
A statement by the army said the attack occurred during a graduation ceremony at the Gibet army base, approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Port Sudan, the army’s de facto capital in Sudan’s Red Sea state. The attack resulted in the death of five people.
The drone attack is the latest in a series targeting army locations in recent months and is the closest to Port Sudan.
That said, the paramilitary RSF has not claimed responsibility for any of these attacks and did not comment on yesterday’s incident.
The strike comes a day after the army-aligned foreign ministry conditionally accepted a US invitation for talks in Switzerland in August. In response, the RSF stated it would only negotiate with the army and not with the Islamists who constitute a significant part of the civil service.
According to the Sudan Tribune, the presidential guard team immediately evacuated Burhan to Port Sudan, the alternative administrative capital.
