Sudan: The agony and plight will go on for a long time now…

The skirmishes, the battles and the conflict that is now 9 days old. The ability to strike, or do so out of nowhere is now gone. The momentum and the possible quick coup d’etat is also over. That was done after the first two days. A successful coup is done within the first day and sealed on the second. If a man who has planned a coup doesn’t succeed within 48 hours. It is usually a dead one and a start of a civil war instead.

That’s what we are seeing now in Khartoum. This is what is happening across the Republic. It is now a game of a militia versus an army. The game of who of the Army Commanders who has the wisest troops, the tactics and the strategies to conquer the other one. Because, this isn’t about “democracy” or the “transition to civilian rule”.

No, this is a game of chess and who can be crowned King. One who wants to stay King and another who wants be proclaimed King. Al-Burhan and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) is fighting for Status Quo. The General is fighting not only to keep his office, but also his powerful base. The reason why his the Chairman of the Sovereign Council and keep things a float.

While the Deputy Chairman and Leader of Rapid Support Forces Lt. Gen. Hemeti is in it for the taking. He thought he saw a moment of weakness and could strike. The janjaweed militant thought he could a trick and takeover. Hemeti was most likely informed and thought he had a go-sign to overcome the last obstacle of total power. Because, that’s what’s in store if he wins.

Hemeti and Al-Burhan are both part of the same evil. They are both part of the reason why the war exists in the first place. They are both token henchmen of a brutal dictatorship. These two has served and been respected men under former President Al-Bashir. They have earned political currency and also has a lot of blood on their hands. Therefore, neither of them are any good… and none of them should have given such prominence in the first place.

However, that is clearly too late. The Sovereign Council and the prolonged transition period has been established. The Military had ceased power and relentlessly seemed bothered by the civilian resistance too it. They seemed like it was a nuisance and a stressing factor that one day they would loose their influence. The Army Commanders had become the rulers and they could dictate the order of the state.

That’s why the likes of Hemeti wants more. He wants it all. His so close to the final destination. The militia leader has thrived in bloodshed, massacres and quelling rebellion in Darfur, South Kordofan and elsewhere. His armies was the ones behind the massacres of 2019. The RSF are a bloodthirsty para-military group, which has become to prominent for it’s own good. That’s why it could spark this conflict and try to cease power.

Al-Burhan is wrong in a lot of things. He isn’t the custodian or the righteous leader of the Republic. His there because of clever politicking and being there at the right moment. He should step down too and so should Hemeti. They should both retire and the war-games. Innocent civilians are dying. Innocent people are starving and lacking water. Hospitals are running out of medicines and the Republic is hurting. All because of two elephants wants to fight. The grass is being destroyed and there is nothing left to eat afterwards.

That’s what is happening in Sudan. There is no “victor” and the bullets can hit anyone. Therefore, nothing good is coming out of this. Sudan is bleeding. The proud people are hurt, in danger and in need. That’s all because of two gentlemen who cannot talk, but know how to fire arms. Peace.

Sudan: Coordinators of the Resistance Committees of the state of Khartoum – Press Statement (22.04.2023)

Your destiny, homeland, return

After your exile for a long time

And with your goodness, it spreads and prevails

O sweetest and greatest homeland

Mercy and forgiveness for the martyrs.

The masses of our proud people:

Every year, we have been watching what the military arsenal is doing to its people, while depriving them of the joy of Eid.

Resistance Committees We are following this disturbing situation in which the country and the citizen have become the victim for the fourth time in a row over the past years.

We look at the looming positions calling for the presiding over the neighborhoods.

Any call for riots at the present time puts the citizen at risk, which puts him in a confrontation between the two branches within the institution The military is the army and the militias of the National Congress Party outside the army, including the Shadow Brigades, the Operations Authority of the Security and Popular Defense Service, Student Security, the People’s Police, the People’s Committees, and the Rapid Support Militia.

At the present time, Al-Taris stops relief and evacuations.

Resistance committees will not do any shadow demonstrations in these circumstances.

We remind citizens to stay at home until the situation is cleared.

The struggles of the Sudanese people have always been a poisoned dagger in the side of Al-Aadi

Signatories:

Marine Biology Committees

* Coordination of the Greater Omdurman Resistance Committees

* Haj Youssef Revival Committees Gathering

East Nile South Coordination

* Coordinators of the resistance committees of the city of Khartoum

Field work office for the coordination of the state of Khartoum

April 22, 2023

South Sudan: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Press Statement (22.04.2023)

Sudan: General Command of the Armed Forces – Press Statement (22.04.2023)

Saturday, April 22, 2023 AD

We put down the rebellion and rid Sudan of the biggest opportunist project in the history of the country.

Desperate attempts by the rebels to push more of the retreating forces to Khartoum continue, and the armed forces deal with them with the necessary decisiveness.

The rebels are still targeting some sites with artillery and sniping.

Manifestations of the loss of leadership and control of the rebels began since the beginning of the second day of the rebellion.

It is difficult to determine a specific time frame for the end of the operation, and we strive to eliminate the rebellion as soon as possible to eliminate the suffering of our people.

The armed forces have demonstrated their great ability to deal with any changes targeting the country.

Our people were on time and did not let their armed forces down, and they are fulfilling their dream of eliminating the worst abnormal military manifestation that could happen in a respectable country.

Life is gradually returning to the capital and the rest of the cities.

We succeeded in sparing our people great dangers by not conducting large maneuvers with the forces during the attacks and focusing on repelling and destroying operations from within the military headquarters.

The attack on prisons and the release of inmates constitutes a threat to security and illustrates the state of indiscipline that the rebel forces have reached, and raises many questions about the purpose of this step.

Office of the Official Spokesperson for the Armed Forces

Sudan: The Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) – Statement (21.04.2023)

The blessed Eid Al-Fitr passes us this year, and the country is living under the fire and scourge of fighting, displacement, pain, and the loss of dear lives of the sons and daughters of our proud people.

We in Forces for Freedom and Change call for an immediate cessation of fighting, for the voice of reason to be arbitrated, and for resolving outstanding issues through peace, not war.

We welcome in Forces for Freedom and Change the announcement by both the leadership of the armed forces and the leadership of Rapid Support Forces of a truce for a period of three days, starting today, Friday, in a required response to the international and local efforts, to which the signatory forces contributed on the framework agreement effectively during the past days.

The Forces for Freedom and Change condemn in the strongest terms the continuation of the war and its clear expansion, which has inflated its human, humanitarian and social costs, and at the same time calls on the two parties to abide by the declared armistice and develop it for a permanent ceasefire that leads to a permanent and comprehensive political solution.

This damned war has taken the lives of dear citizens, both men and women, civilians and soldiers, and it will take away our homeland if it continues, and there is no way for our country to avoid its dangers except by resorting to the voice of reason and the call of the homeland, and restoring the path of peaceful dialogue to resolve differences.

And to block the road to the plan of the remnants who ignited this war and are working to continue it in the hope of restoring their defunct regime, which fell by the people’s orders and will never return.

Freedom and Change Forces – Executive Office

April 21, 2023 AD

Sudan: Civilian Forces Signatories to the Framework Agreement – Statement (21.04.2023)

The civil forces that signed the framework agreement welcome the announcement by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces of their agreement to stop humanitarian hostilities, starting from the first day of Eid Al-Fitr and for a period of 72 hours.

This is a result of intensive communication that took place during the past days by international parties that strengthened local initiatives, especially the initiative that we presented and reached the initial approval of yesterday. The internal and external efforts and contacts culminated in the acceptance of the two parties to stop the fighting for three days.

As we welcome this truce, we call on the leadership of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to abide by it and to address all humanitarian issues that have resulted from the tragedy of the war since its outbreak, we also hope that this truce will constitute an opportunity for the military and civilian parties to develop a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire agreement and a negotiated political solution that addresses the country’s main issues and saves it from the specter of total collapse.

The civil forces that signed the framework agreement

April 21, 2023 AD

Sudan: OCHA – Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Sudan, Abdou Dieng (21.04.2023)

Sudan: World Food Programme (WFP) warns Sudan fighting could plunge millions more into hunger (21.04.2023)

The ongoing fighting is preventing WFP from delivering critical emergency food, providing school meals for children, or preventing and treating malnutrition.

DAKAR, Senegal, April 21, 2023 – The explosion of violence in Sudan has the potential to plunge millions more into hunger. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to call a temporary halt to operations providing life-saving food and cash assistance in a country where a third of the population already struggles to get enough food to eat.

Record numbers of people were already facing hunger in Sudan before the conflict erupted on April 15. In 2023, WFP planned to support more than 7.6 million people. The ongoing fighting is preventing WFP from delivering critical emergency food, providing school meals for children, or preventing and treating malnutrition. WFP also cannot carry out its work to support farmers to boost agriculture productivity in a project that aims to more than double Sudan’s annual wheat production, nor help people rebuild their livelihoods.

Tragically, three WFP employees have lost their lives in the crossfire, while two others sustained severe injuries. WFP’s staff, offices, vehicles, equipment, and food stocks have come in the direct line of fire.

The UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), managed by WFP on behalf of the international community, has been completely grounded. UNHAS flies to over 30 destinations in Sudan carrying around 26,000 passengers and light humanitarian cargo annually. One aircraft has been damaged beyond repair at Khartoum International Airport. Meanwhile at least ten vehicles and six food trucks have been stolen.

WFP guesthouses, offices, and warehouses in Nyala, South Darfur have been overrun and looted, with the loss of up to 4,000 metric tons of food for hungry people.

WFP calls on all parties to the conflict to take immediate steps to guarantee the safety of humanitarian workers and to protect humanitarian assets and premises in Sudan. WFP urges all parties to put an end to the fighting and come to an agreement that enables the continued delivery of vital food and humanitarian assistance.

Sudan: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) gravely concerned as refugees fleeing fighting in Sudan arrive in Chad (21.04.2023)

An estimated 10,000 to 20,000 people have fled the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region to seek refuge in neighbouring Chad, according to UNHCR teams present at the border.

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 21, 2023 – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, is greatly alarmed by the escalating violence in Sudan as the first refugees fleeing the fighting have found safety in Chad.

In the past days, an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 people have fled the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region to seek refuge in neighbouring Chad, according to UNHCR teams present at the border.

The majority of those arriving are women and children, who are currently sheltering out in the open. UNHCR is working closely with the Government of Chad and its partners to assess their needs and prepare a joint response.

The initial, most pressing, needs are water, food, shelter, health care, child protection, and prevention of gender-based violence. Due to the violence experienced by those crossing the border, psychosocial support is also among our top priorities.

UNHCR is coordinating with the Chad authorities to support the registration of the new arrivals in the coming days. UNHCR and partners are undertaking protection and border monitoring activities at key entry points.

Eastern Chad already hosts over 400,000 refugees from Sudan and the new arrivals are placing additional strain on the country’s overstretched public services and resources.

“Tragically we have already received reports of refugees caught in the ongoing fighting in Sudan,” said Raouf Mazou, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations. “It is urgent that the conflict stops to prevent the loss of more lives.  We reiterate our call for all parties to protect civilians, including refugees and displaced people, and to respect the safety of humanitarian staff so that critical aid can be delivered.”

UNHCR remains ready to respond and support as needed in Sudan and the region.

Sudan: Civilian Forces Signatories to the Framework Agreement – Press Release (20.04.2023)

The civil forces that signed the framework agreement submitted a detailed proposal on cessation of humanitarian hostilities during the blessed Eid Al-Fitr period to the leadership of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, and I communicated with them throughout the day.

We welcome the positive position of the leadership of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, and we will continue our efforts in the hope of silencing the voice of the guns and favoring peaceful options that remove the specter of collapse from our country, and give our great homeland an opportunity to recover and preserve its unity, sovereignty, security and freedom.

In conclusion, we extend our congratulations to our people on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Fitr, and we sympathize with our honorable martyrs who fell victims of this war, civilians and military, we hope that this holiday will be the beginning of an end to the grief, an end to the bloodshed, and the recovery of our wounded and bereaved homeland.

Civilian forces signatories to the framework agreement

April 20, 2023 AD