Hemeti Asserts Aims to Correct Path to Transition in Sudan

Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met the head of UNITAMS Volker Perthes (SUNA)
Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met the head of UNITAMS Volker Perthes (SUNA)
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Hemeti Asserts Aims to Correct Path to Transition in Sudan

Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met the head of UNITAMS Volker Perthes (SUNA)
Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met the head of UNITAMS Volker Perthes (SUNA)

Sudan's Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, said that the coup attempt was orchestrated by one person, without revealing his name.

Addressing officers and soldiers of the Rapid Support Forces in Karari, Dagalo indicated that the coup attempt had been well prepared secretly for months, noting that unnamed parties were involved to create sedition in the country.

Dagalo, also known as Hemeti, saluted the officers and soldiers of the armed forces who confronted the coup.

Hemeti stressed that there is no disagreement with the civilian component of the transitional government, but "we seek to correct the transitional path with the participation of all people, which is rejected by the parties that control the government in the country."

He pledged to bring the country to democratic rule through free and fair elections, following specific programs and procedures.

Various regular forces are committed to implementing the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) and the provision of security arrangements, said Hemeti, noting that financial problems prevent the completion of the matter.

"We want peace to be achieved," he added, calling on the movements that did not sign the agreement to reach a national accord that would prevent war.

Hemeti called for granting immunity to the regular forces to protect the borders and national security, addressing the chaos in the country, and enacting laws to organize protests and demonstrations and protect police personnel.

Meanwhile, Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met the head of the United Nations Integrated Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) Volker Perthes at the presidential palace in Khartoum on Tuesday.

Perthes described the meeting as "positive and constructive," saying it touched upon many outstanding issues, as well as developments in the current situation after the failure of the coup attempt.

"Progress on the transitional track necessitates cooperation and dialogue among all parties and components, including the military and civilian components and the armed struggle movements, to achieve the tasks of the transitional period in the country," Perthes was quoted as saying in the statement.

The UN official further commended the significant progress achieved in Sudan during the past two years.

He pointed to the tangible progress on the transitional track towards democracy, peace, stability, and justice, expressing hope that this consensus, which led to this progress, would not be lost.



Türkiye Sends Massive Reinforcements to Syria’s Idlib, Aleppo

Military reinforcements on the way to the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Türkiye and Syria (Turkish media)
Military reinforcements on the way to the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Türkiye and Syria (Turkish media)
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Türkiye Sends Massive Reinforcements to Syria’s Idlib, Aleppo

Military reinforcements on the way to the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Türkiye and Syria (Turkish media)
Military reinforcements on the way to the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Türkiye and Syria (Turkish media)

Türkiye has sent massive military reinforcements to its military positions in eastern Idlib and the western Aleppo countryside, within the de-escalation zones in northwestern Syria, known as the "Putin-Erdogan" agreement zones.

A Turkish military convoy consisting of more than 75 vehicles, including troop carriers, armored vehicles transporting soldiers, and trucks loaded with logistical and military supplies, entered through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Syria and Türkiye. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Friday, these new reinforcements were distributed across Turkish military points in eastern Aleppo countryside.

This marked the second batch of Turkish reinforcements in less than 24 hours. On Thursday, the Turkish military brought in a convoy of 15 vehicles carrying weapons and soldiers, including closed trucks, accompanied by Turkish intelligence vehicles, through the Bab al-Hawa crossing. These reinforcements were directed to Turkish positions in the town of al-Atarib and its surroundings in the western Aleppo countryside.

The new reinforcements come amid ongoing attacks and targeting by the Syrian army within the de-escalation zone in Idlib.

These areas have witnessed escalating clashes and mutual attacks for over two months between Syrian forces and the Fatah al-Mubeen factions, resulting in casualties on both sides.

The Syrian Observatory recorded 346 military and civilian deaths across 307 incidents in the "Putin-Erdogan" zones since the start of 2024, including attacks, sniper operations, clashes, and armed drone strikes. More than 129 soldiers and 157 civilians, including five women and 35 children, were wounded to varying degrees.

In a related context, the village of Kabashin, in the Shirwa district of Afrin, north of Aleppo, within the Olive Branch zone controlled by Turkish forces and factions of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, was shelled with mortars from areas where the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian army are stationed in the northern Aleppo countryside.

The Syrian Observatory also reported attacks between the SDF and Turkish forces, along with their allied factions, on fronts in northern and eastern Aleppo countryside. On Thursday, five mortar shells landed near a Turkish base around the Abu al-Zandin crossing in eastern Aleppo’s al-Bab countryside, part of the Euphrates Shield zone under Turkish and allied factions’ control, originating from Syrian army positions in Aleppo’s countryside. The Turkish base responded to the source of the shelling with heavy artillery.

Turkish forces and factions also targeted the villages of Sheikh Issa and Harbel with heavy artillery, areas where the SDF and Syrian army are stationed in the northern Aleppo countryside.