SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - What means Sudanese army’s short statement on military commentators?

6/1/2023: Sudan Tribune - What means Sudanese army’s short statement on military commentators?

Sudan Tribune report that Sudan’s official military spokesman issued a brief statements saying that the opinions made by “analysts and experts” on TV channels did not reflect the position of the army.

Sudan Tribune’s military sources said that former officers affiliated with Islamists tried to push the army to grip to power, with retired Brigadier General Khalid Mohamed Obaidallah Fadl al-Seeid saying that there were military voices hostile to the framework agreement. 

A month before the December 2022 agreement was signed, the commander-in-chief of the Sudanese army, Abdulfattah al-Burhan accused Islamists of fomenting a coup.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Sudan repulses two fresh attacks by Ethiopian forces

6/1/2021: Sudan Tribune - Sudan repulses two fresh attacks by Ethiopian forces

Sudan Tribune report that the Sudanese army repulsed two attacks carried out by Ethiopian forces and managed to capture one of the attackers, in the latest military confrontations between the two countries.

The new attack reportedly took place in the Sariba border area of the Grand Fashaga which is adjacent to Ethiopia’s Tigray Region.

Sudan Tribune’s military source ruled out that the attack had been carried out by militiamen due to the heavy weapons used by the assailants. The Sudanese officer added that their troops captured an Ethiopian army soldier with a Goryunov heavy machine gun.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Bloomberg – Ethiopia Accuses Sudan of Killing Civilians in Border Row

6/1/2021: Bloomberg – Ethiopia Accuses Sudan of Killing Civilians in Border Row, by Simon Marks and Mohammed Alamin

 Bloomberg report on accusations from Ethiopia that Sudanese troops are killing “many civilians” in recent fighting in the disputed border area of al-Fashqa.

According to Dina Mufti, spokesman for Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry, Ethiopian authorities observed Sudanese military forces carrying out organised attacks using heavy machine guns and armoured convoys at their border. Ethiopian farmers in the region had their properties looted, while “many civilians have been murdered and wounded,” Mufti added.

Sudanese Foreign Minister Omar Gamraldin played down the prospect of the conflict escalating, saying the government will use diplomatic channels to resolve the dispute.

With Amhara militiamen mobilising in the area and claiming areas that are within Sudanese territory, the Atlantic Council’s Cameron Hudson warned they are “asserting a renewed aggressiveness on the border that could result in further provocations…if left unchecked, it represents the kind of ‘low probability, high impact’ scenario that could have devastating and far-reaching consequences.”

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga – FFC West Darfur delegation: ‘Violence fomented by deep state’

6/1/2020: Radio Dabanga – FFC West Darfur delegation: ‘Violence fomented by deep state’

Radio Dabanga reports that the delegation of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) that concluded a three-day visit to West Darfur, said that the violence in El Geneina that killed at least 80 and displaced at least 47,000, was not tribal.

Dr Maryam El Sadig, co-vice president of the National Umma Party (NUP) and member of the FFC delegation said that the attacks on the two Kerending camps, surrounding villages, and districts near the state capital El Geneina, were the result of “elements of the deep state achieving their personal interests”.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga – Arman: ‘Sudan needs one army’

6/1/2020: Radio Dabanga – Arman: ‘Sudan needs one army’

Radio Dabanga reports that Yasir Arman, the deputy head of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North faction under the leadership of Malik Agar (SPLM-N Agar), criticised the existence of “five armies” in Sudan.

Arman pointed to the necessity of merging the Sudanese army, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) t militia, and armed rebel movements into a single army, “If Sudan wants to stabilise politically, economically and socially”

Arman added the envisaged merged armed forces into single professional national army with a new military doctrine, “must protect the state, and promote democracy and economic stability.”

SUDAN POLITCAL ALERT: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Sudan Situation Report, 6 Jan 2020

6/1/2020: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Sudan Situation Report, 6 Jan 2020

The recent clashes between Massalit and Arab tribes in West Darfur state have displaced some 40,000 people, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

The reported cited estimations by Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) and partners, that approximately 40,000 people have been displaced, including 32,000 from three IDP camps (Krinding 1, 2, and Al-Sultan camp), and the rest from Kreding, Bab Al Jenan, Dar Al-Salam, and Dar Alnaiem.

OCHA said that 54 have been killed and 60 injured in the clashes.

OCHA added that initial assistance was provided by youth groups, national partners, the Zakat Chamber, HAC and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) among others, although there is an “urgent” need for sanitation services, “especially latrines.”