Sudan's Sovereign Council head General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has reaffirmed on Monday that his army will continue fighting until it crushes the “rebellion,” in reference to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
Since last April, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF started fighting a war that has ravaged the country.
During a visit to Kassala State where he addressed troops of the 44th Brigade in New Halfa, al-Burhan said that the battle continues until RSF are defeated.
The Sovereign Council media office said in a statement that thousands of New Halfa residents gathered to welcome the army chief, his first visit to the area since the outbreak of fighting against the RSF.
The statement added that Burhan also visited the 11th Infantry Division headquarters in Khashm Al-Qirbah in the eastern military zone.
In a related development, the governor of Khartoum State, Ahmed Othman Hamzah, affirmed that army forces are advancing on all fronts.
According to the Sudan News Agency, SUNA, Hamzah visited family members of those killed in the “Battle of Dignity."
According to international organizations, Sudan is now the largest internal displacement crisis globally hosting an estimated 9.05 million displaced persons (IDPs) as of 31 December 2023.
