KHARTOUM, Sudan
A senior general from the Sudan Armed Forces has strongly reaffirmed the military ruling body’s rejection of the deployment of East African troops, accusing the Kenyan President, William Ruto, of being a mercenary for another country.
Leutenant General, Yasir
Alatta, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces, inspected the
Special Forces of the Corps of Engineers on Sunday, a unit assigned to carry
out special operations against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
During his address to the
troops, General Alatta launched a scathing attack on President Ruto,
reiterating their opposition to the presence of an East African force tasked
with protecting civilians and aid workers.
Challenging Ruto, who heads
the IGAD quartet group tasked with the resolution of the crisis, the Sudanese
general invited him to bring his own army along with the troops from the
country that supports him financially (without specifying the country in
question).
“The state that supports you
and the mercenaries like you with money (…), must also bring its army,” General
Alatta stated.
Sudan has openly accused the
Kenyan leader of having business ties with paramilitary forces and refuses to
cooperate with the quartet group until he is replaced.
The Sudanese military rulers
have also accused an unnamed Gulf country of supporting the RSF, while
investigation reports have pointed to the UAE’s backing of Sudanese militiamen.
Meanwhile, Saudi and US
mediators are continuing their efforts to bring the warring parties to commit
to ending the war.
General Alatta emphasized that
the army’s ultimate goal was to preserve a united Sudan “free from the
Janjaweed menace.”
“We, as soldiers, do not
aspire to govern; rather, the political forces have to reach an agreement and
govern the country, but we tell them that Sudan is not a game for every
unscrupulous politician, profiteer, and mercenary,” he stressed.
The war has entered its 100th day,
and the army has deployed infantry forces in Khartoum to launch ground
operations against the RSF militiamen. Additionally, the military has
established training camps for volunteers in northern, eastern, and central
Sudan states.
The pro-democracy coalition of
the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) convenes in Cairo on Monday for its
first meeting since the outbreak of war in Sudan. The political leaders are
expected to outline a new political roadmap to restore a civilian transitional
government.
Simultaneously, several civil
society groups are emerging with the aim of joining the political forces in
facilitating the democratic transition. - Sudan Tribune
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