Ongoing Sudan conflict intensifies as military leader’s departure from capital revealed. Armed clashes and casualties rise in the fifth month.
The leader of Sudan’s military revealed on Monday that he had left the capital city amid a significant military operation, as the ongoing and bloody conflict in the Northeast African nation extended into its fifth month.
General Al-Burhan confirmed that he had not reached any agreement with his rival Daglo to facilitate his departure from the capital.
“I affirm that my departure from the General Command occurred without any external assistance. I did not depart through negotiations or any prearranged deal. This action was executed by the armed forces, and anyone claiming there was an agreement or external involvement is mistaken. We do not align with those deemed traitors or entities outside the Sudanese people (traitors referring to the Rapid Support Forces and those outside Sudan meaning Americans),” asserted General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan.
During his unusual public address in Port Sudan, a coastal city, Burhane disclosed that the military operation that allowed him to leave the army headquarters in Khartoum involved both naval and aerial forces.
The military command post has stood as a focal point in the conflict.
This operation resulted in armed clashes, leading to the loss of two lives, according to the Sudanese army general.
“We take pride in the involvement of our brethren in the Navy in this operation (my departure from Khartoum). There are two martyrs in the operation of the commander-in-chief’s exit from the General Command. The Air Force, Land Forces, and Navy all partook in this endeavor, which saw active combat and resulted in the sacrifice of martyrs,” the army chief added.
According to the Military’s official Facebook page, Burhan visited the Wadi Seidna airbase just north of the capital on Thursday before arriving in the northern city of Atbara on Friday. From there, he likely journeyed to Port Sudan.
The conflict has transformed the capital into an urban battleground, with Mohamed Hamdan Daglo’s rapid support forces controlling extensive portions of the city.
The violence in this Northeast African nation is estimated to have claimed the lives of over 5,000 individuals, as reported by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a project focused on comprehensive data collection, analysis, and crisis mapping.
However, activists and medical professionals on the ground suggest that the actual death toll is likely considerably higher.
