Tensions Mount between Sudan’s Ruling Partners

In this file photo taken on September 26, 2020, Sudan’s Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks during the opening session of the First National Economic Conference in the capital Khartoum. (AFP)
In this file photo taken on September 26, 2020, Sudan’s Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks during the opening session of the First National Economic Conference in the capital Khartoum. (AFP)
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Tensions Mount between Sudan’s Ruling Partners

In this file photo taken on September 26, 2020, Sudan’s Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks during the opening session of the First National Economic Conference in the capital Khartoum. (AFP)
In this file photo taken on September 26, 2020, Sudan’s Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks during the opening session of the First National Economic Conference in the capital Khartoum. (AFP)

Tensions continued to mount between Sudan’s ruling partners in wake of last week failed coup.

Chairman of the sovereign transitional council Abdul Fattah al-Burhan threatened to stop working with the civilian members of the Forces of Freedom and Change alliance.

He warned them that he will not allow them to solely rule Sudan, describing them as a “small group” that has usurped the revolution.

On Sunday, members of the Committee to Dismantle the June 30, 1989 Regime and Retrieve Public Funds said that they were told in the morning that the military had withdrawn its protection from the committee’s headquarters and 22 of its assets. The soldiers were replaced by police officers, they said.

The move prompted thousands of Sudanese, led by members of the civilian government and leaders of political groups, to head to the headquarters to protect it.

The protesters chanted slogans in opposition of the military component of the transitional authority, describing the army’s decisions as a form of coup.

Speaking at the inauguration of a military hospital in Khartoum on Sunday, Burhan said the army was committed to the December revolution.

He pledged to rid the army of Muslim Brotherhood supporters and to restructure and reform it.

The failed coup was led by of ousted President Omar al-Bashir.

“We, the military, are the keenest on the democratic transition. We hope this transition will end peacefully and with elections being held,” Burhan added.

He remarked, however, that some sides – a reference to the Forces of Freedom and Change - don’t appear to want to end the transition or hold elections.

Burhan vowed that he will not allow parties or activists to question his loyalty to the nation, citing his 41 years of service in the military.

He vowed to reform the military, uncover the identities of the sides that plotted the failed coup and rid the army of partisan loyalties.

Moreover, he said the military will quit the political scene once free and transparent internationally-monitored elections are held.



Israeli Airstrike Hits Hospital Entrance in Gaza, Wounding 10 Medics and Patients 

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Palestinian homes in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, 14 April 2025. (EPA)
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Palestinian homes in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, 14 April 2025. (EPA)
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Israeli Airstrike Hits Hospital Entrance in Gaza, Wounding 10 Medics and Patients 

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Palestinian homes in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, 14 April 2025. (EPA)
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Palestinian homes in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, 14 April 2025. (EPA)

An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, wounding 10 people, including three medics and seven patients, a spokesman for the hospital said.

The strike hit the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Muwasi area, where hundreds of thousands of people have sought shelter in sprawling tent camps. Saber Mohammed, a spokesman for the hospital, said two of the patients were critically wounded.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

The military has struck hospitals on several occasions during the 18-month war, accusing Hamas fighters of hiding out in them or using them for military purposes. Hospital staff have denied the allegations and accused Israel of recklessly endangering civilians and gutting the territory's health system.

On Sunday, Israel struck the last major hospital providing critical care in northern Gaza after ordering an evacuation. A patient died during the evacuation, and the strike severely damaged the emergency room, pharmacy and surrounding buildings, according to Al-Ahli Hospital.

The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, which runs the hospital, condemned the strike.

Israel said it targeted a Hamas command and control center within the facility, without providing evidence. Hamas denied the allegations.

The war began when Hamas-led gunmen attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251. Fifty-nine hostages are still inside Gaza, 24 of whom are believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals.

Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed nearly 51,000 people, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. It does not say how many were civilians or combatants but says women and children make up more than half of the dead. The offensive has destroyed a vast part of the territory and displaced around 90% of its population of roughly 2 million Palestinians.