The Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, arrived in the capital, Khartoum, while the army forces deployed heavily in the vicinity of Marawi airport.
A source in the Sudanese army told Al-Jazeera that the Rapid Support Forces brought in troop carriers brought from the Az-Zarq area, North Darfur, to Khartoum, along with dozens of military vehicles. Pointing out that the army does not know the reasons for deploying these vehicles yet.
The source in the Sudanese army confirmed that matters are escalating and that there is information about the support forces sending more military vehicles to Marawi as well.
Sudanese activists and eyewitnesses broadcast video clips showing the movement of a military convoy of the Rapid Support Forces in main streets in the capital, Khartoum, on Thursday afternoon.
The video clips showed 11 military vehicles (personnel carriers) and four-wheel drive vehicles, and the military convoy headed from the west of Al-Fatihab Bridge in Khartoum towards the east in the Al-Matar neighborhood. Early in the day, a Sudanese army statement said that the Rapid Support Forces – headed by Muhammad Hamdan Daglo (Hamidti), Vice President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council in Sudan – moved forces in the capital and the states without notifying him, which was denied by the Rapid Support Forces.
The dispute emerged between the Sudanese army, led by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Lieutenant General Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, after statements by the latter, in which he said that he had discovered from day one that the decisions of the army commander in 2021, which excluded the civilian government, were implemented to restore the regime. Isolated National Congress.
** Khartoum is on a hot plate
The dispute emerged between the Sudanese army, led by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Lieutenant General Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, after statements by the latter, in which he said that he had discovered from day one that the decisions of the army commander in 2021, which excluded the civilian government, were implemented to restore the regime. Isolated National Congress.
After signing the framework agreement, the army demanded the implementation of the agreement, which it said required the integration of the Rapid Support Forces into the army, which would determine its movements; He also called for its subordination to the Ministry of Finance and its submission to government procedures.
For its part, the Rapid Support Forces said that it adheres to the framework agreement, and does not oppose the merger, but according to timetables, while ensuring that its officers are equal to army officers in privileges. It also called on the Support Forces to stop what it called recruitment operations in the army during this period.
There have also been leaks about disputes between the two parties regarding eligibility for command and control during and after the merger.
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