CAIRO: Sudanese army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has ruled out any reconciliation with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in a video statement in which he vowed to crush the group.
“We will neither forgive, nor compromise, nor negotiate,” Al-Burhan said, adding that victory would only be complete when “the last rebel has been eradicated from the last corner of Sudan.” He also reaffirmed the military’s commitment to restoring national unity and stability. Burhan said fighters who “repent to the truth” could still be amnestied if they lay down their arms, particularly those who are in rebel-held areas.
The Sudanese army has declared victory over the RSF in Khartoum, claiming control of most parts of the capital.
RSF chief Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo admitted in a speech to fighters that the group had withdrawn from Khartoum. “I confirm to you that we have indeed left Khartoum, but ... we will return with even stronger determination,” Dagalo said.
The conflict has unleashed waves of ethnic violence, created what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
Sudan army chief vows no forgiveness for Dagalo’s men
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Sudan army chief vows no forgiveness for Dagalo’s men
- Al-Burhan extends control over Khartoum, reiterates commitment to restoring unity, stability
Gunmen kill 3 Revolutionary Guards in Iranian province bordering Pakistan
- Iranian state media says attackers ambushed patrol in Sistan and Baluchistan province before fleeing
- Border region with Pakistan and Afghanistan has long seen militant and smuggling-related violence
TEHRAN: Gunmen killed three members of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan near the Pakistan border, state media reported.
The Guard members were ambushed while patrolling near the city of Lar in a mountainous area about 1,125 kilometers (700 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported.
IRNA did not report whether any Guard members were injured in the attack.
The Revolutionary Guard is pursing the attackers it calls “terrorists,” but they remain at large. No group has taken responsibility for the attack, IRNA reported.
The province bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, one of the least developed in Iran, has been the site of occasional deadly clashes involving militant groups, armed drug smugglers and Iranian security forces.
In August, Iran’s security forces killed 13 militants in three separate operations in the province a week after the group killed five policemen who were on patrol.
