On Thursday, the US accused the Russian Wagner Group of supplying surface-to-air missiles to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan.
In a statement, the US Treasury Department warned that Wagner’s support for the Rapid Support Forces is fueling a long-term armed conflict that will lead to more chaos in the region.
We have a dead Wagner operative.
Significantly, on May 11, a prominent head of the Sudanese army, Lieutenant General Yasser Al-Atta, renewed accusations of the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, nicknamed Hamidati, of fueling the conflict.
He indicated that Hemedty would be charged with treason and, as he put it, would be stripped of his titles.
He also stated in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat that the forces of the Russian Wagner Group are fighting alongside the Rapid Support Forces, saying: “We have one of its members killed.”
Resumption of clashes
It is noteworthy that, despite the inviolability of the short truce between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces announced last Saturday, violations on both sides continue.
On Wednesday, clashes between the two large armed forces resumed in the south of the capital, in Khartoum, Bahri and on the outskirts of Omdurman.
This led many observers to fear his collapse, especially since the fate of his predecessors was not promising, as some 12 previous truces had been grossly violated.
According to what was stipulated in the Jeddah Agreement, which was signed between representatives of the army and the Rapid Support Forces with Saudi-American sponsorship, this ceasefire is being monitored by the Follow-up and Coordination Committee last Saturday.
This committee includes “the leaders of the two opposing sides, as well as officials from Saudi Arabia and the United States.” He also discusses ceasefire violations with two military leaders in his meetings.
Throwing accusations
Clashes erupted Wednesday between the two sides in several districts of Khartoum after a relative lull on the first day of a truce that went into effect on Monday night, threatening to undermine a ceasefire aimed at delivering aid. and paves the way for a truce that will last for a longer period. In two statements released late Wednesday evening, the parties accused each other of violating the agreement.
While the Rapid Support Forces confirmed that they had to defend against ground, artillery and air strikes from the army, the latter accused them of attacking the mint, its air bases and several cities west of the capital.
Over 1.3 million people fled
In addition, eyewitnesses in Omdurman reported that an army fighter jet was shot down, and videos showing the incident were posted on social media.
However, the army later clarified that the plane had a malfunction, and the Rapid Support Forces claimed to have shot it down.
It is noteworthy that since April 15 last year, hostilities have continued between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis, forced more than 1.3 million people to flee their homes and threaten to destabilize the region as a whole.
