The paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR) affirmed this Saturday that they control the Presidential Palace where the president of the Sovereign Council and military leader, Abdelfatah al Burhan, resides, although his fate is unknown.
The units, led by the vice president of the Sovereign Council and number two in the Army, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, alias "Hemedti", indicated that this occurs in response to the "attack launched this morning by the Armed Forces" in the south of Khartoum.
The FAR also affirmed that they control the Khartoum international airport, the largest in Sudan, and other military bases in the country seized from the Sudanese Army after the clashes that broke out this morning in what represents a serious escalation in the country.
The FAR said in a statement that they managed to "expel the attackers from the headquarters of the units in the Soba camps (south of Khartoum) and control the Khartoum airport."
These paramilitary units, led by the vice president of the Sovereign Council and number two in the Army, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, alias "Hemedti", assured that they responded to "the hostile forces, inflicting great losses on them" and also taking "control of the airport and the base of Marawi", in northern Sudan and on the border with Egypt.
"In this delicate circumstance in our nation's history, the Rapid Support Forces call on all citizens to support them and continue their efforts to protect the country's achievements, and the glorious and victorious revolution of its people." , is noted in the note.
They also called on members of the Armed Forces to position themselves "correctly" and to refuse to be "used" by the Army.
An official from the Civil Aviation Authority, who requested anonymity, told EFE that air traffic was interrupted at the international airport and that the roads leading to the aerodrome were closed.
The FAR accused the Sudanese Army of attacking one of its bases this morning in an action that it described as a "brutal attack" and called on the Sudanese people to unite at this "critical historical moment."
For its part, the Sudanese Armed Forces stated in a statement that this morning's action occurred in response to an attack that the FAR had previously committed in Khartoum.
Faced with these serious events, the Spanish Embassy in Sudan urged all Spaniards to "remain in their homes, avoid unnecessary travel and remain attentive to news from local authorities and from this Embassy."
Two days ago, the Sudanese Army warned that the country is going through a "dangerous situation" that could lead to armed conflict after units of the FAR, the most powerful paramilitary group in Sudan, "mobilized" in the capital Khartoum and other cities.
"Hemedti" yesterday showed his willingness to seek a solution to the tension generated without "bloodshed," according to Sudanese officials who act as mediators between the military.
This mobilization occurred in the midst of negotiations to reach a definitive political agreement that would put an end to the 2021 coup and lead Sudan to a democratic transition, a pact whose signing has been postponed twice this April precisely due to tensions between the Army and the FAR.
The FAR emerged from the Yanyawid militias, accused of committing crimes against humanity during the Darfur conflict (2003-2008).
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