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| Clashes continue in Khartoum as indirect talks to begin |
| 2023-05-08 |
| [SUDANTRIBUNE] The Sudanese army on Saturday repulsed an attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the command of the air force, which carries out frequent attacks on the RSF’s positions. The "RSF attempted to storm the command of the Air Defence Forces in Khartoum, but the Sudan Armed Forces repelled the attack, destroyed several enemy vehicles, and captured three combat vehicles," read the statement. Despite a declared ceasefire and talks in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... on a humanitarian truce ..The purposes of a truce are twofold: 1.) bring up more arms, ammunition, and reinforcements; and 2.) get the enemy to relax his vigilance. A truceis not the same thing as a ceasefire, and a ceasefiredoesn't mean you have to stop shooting... , explosions, and festivities have continued in various areas of Khartoum. The paramilitary forces are deployed mainly in the Sudanese capital and took advantage of its presence in several strategic sites to control it after the eruption of the festivities avec the army on April 15. To prevent Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Lions of Islam from reaching the capital, Sudan’s air force regularly raids military reinforcements heading to the capital from Darfur, the home of the RSF, to prevent them from reaching Khartoum. Eyewitnesses said festivities erupted between the Republican Palace, where the RSF fighters are, and Airport Street. Also, the air force carried out attacks while the militia forces responded with anti-aircraft guns, amid the rising plumes of smoke in the sky. In a separate statement, the Sudanese army reported that its forces engaged in combat with the Lions of Islam at the intersection leading to the suburb of Barri from Khartoum. The RSF set up temporary mobile checkpoints on Khartoum’s streets. The Lions of Islam have been accused of stealing civilians’ belongings and cell phones. Also, traders claim that the RSF militias have broken their shops and looted their contents. |
| Posted by:Fred |