Sudan A meeting between army leaders and "rapid support" to overcome the crisis

April 14, 2023

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Sudan A meeting between army leaders and "rapid support" to overcome the crisis The civilian forces that signed the "Framework Agreement" in Sudan announced their intention to hold an urgent meeting with the leadership of the army and the "rapid support" forces, and put forward practical ideas to overcome the current escalating tension between the army and the "rapid support" forces. The civil forces that signed the "framework agreement" in Sudan announced their intention to hold an "urgent meeting" with the army leadership and the "rapid support" forces, and to put forward practical ideas to overcome the current tension and restore the political track. This came in a statement issued by it after an emergency meeting it held on Thursday to discuss the latest political developments in the country. The statement stated: "The civil forces that signed the framework agreement decided to meet urgently with the leadership of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces and put forward practical ideas to overcome the current tension, and restore the political track in a way that expedites overcoming the vow of the current confrontation." The signatories to the "framework" are the "Declaration of Freedom and Change - Central Council", other political forces (the original Democratic Unionist Party, the People's Congress), civil society organizations, and armed movements under the banner of the "Revolutionary Front". According to the statement, the civil forces discussed "the escalating activity of the elements of the dissolved National Congress (the former ruling party) and their relentless endeavor to stir up discord and a wedge between the army and the Rapid Support Forces." And the "Quick Support" is a fighting force led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo "Hamidti", the deputy head of the Sovereignty Council. It was established in 2013 to fight the rebels of Darfur (west), and then to protect the borders and maintain order later. There is no official estimate of its number, but it exceeds tens of thousands. The statement spoke about "the related efforts of the civil forces that signed the framework agreement to contain the current crisis, which was manifested in related meetings throughout the past week that the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces led together and individually." He continued, "These efforts will continue until it works to end all forms of confrontation and restore the path of civil democratic transition." Tensions have escalated in the last two days, against the background of a dispute between the army and the "rapid support" forces over technical issues related to the unification of the military establishment in Sudan. At dawn on Thursday, the army, led by the head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accused the "rapid support" forces of mobilizing, deploying, and moving inside Khartoum and a number of cities "without the approval of the army command." On April 5, the parties to the political process announced that the signing of the final agreement would be postponed for an "indefinite period", due to the continuation of talks between the military parties. This is the second delay in signing the agreement, which was scheduled for April 6, after it was scheduled earlier in the same month, due to disagreements between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.

The civilian forces that signed the "Framework Agreement" in Sudan announced their intention to hold an urgent meeting with the leadership of the army and the "rapid support" forces, and put forward practical ideas to overcome the current escalating tension between the army and the "rapid support" forces.

The civil forces that signed the "framework agreement" in Sudan announced their intention to hold an "urgent meeting" with the army leadership and the "rapid support" forces, and to put forward practical ideas to overcome the current tension and restore the political track.

This came in a statement issued by it after an emergency meeting it held on Thursday to discuss the latest political developments in the country.

The statement stated: "The civil forces that signed the framework agreement decided to meet urgently with the leadership of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces and put forward practical ideas to overcome the current tension, and restore the political track in a way that expedites overcoming the vow of the current confrontation."

The signatories to the "framework" are the "Declaration of Freedom and Change - Central Council", other political forces (the original Democratic Unionist Party, the People's Congress), civil society organizations, and armed movements under the banner of the "Revolutionary Front".

According to the statement, the civil forces discussed "the escalating activity of the elements of the dissolved National Congress (the former ruling party) and their relentless endeavor to stir up discord and a wedge between the army and the Rapid Support Forces."

And the "Quick Support" is a fighting force led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo "Hamidti", the deputy head of the Sovereignty Council. It was established in 2013 to fight the rebels of Darfur (west), and then to protect the borders and maintain order later. There is no official estimate of its number, but it exceeds tens of thousands.

The statement spoke about "the related efforts of the civil forces that signed the framework agreement to contain the current crisis, which was manifested in related meetings throughout the past week that the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces led together and individually."

He continued, "These efforts will continue until it works to end all forms of confrontation and restore the path of civil democratic transition."

Tensions have escalated in the last two days, against the background of a dispute between the army and the "rapid support" forces over technical issues related to the unification of the military establishment in Sudan.

At dawn on Thursday, the army, led by the head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accused the "rapid support" forces of mobilizing, deploying, and moving inside Khartoum and a number of cities "without the approval of the army command."

On April 5, the parties to the political process announced that the signing of the final agreement would be postponed for an "indefinite period", due to the continuation of talks between the military parties.

This is the second delay in signing the agreement, which was scheduled for April 6, after it was scheduled earlier in the same month, due to disagreements between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.