Civilians onboard a Turkish military aircraft for evacuation amid clashes between army and paramilitary forces, at the Wadi Seidna Airbase in Khartoum, Sudan, April 28, 2023. (AA Photo)
On April 28, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense said that “light weapons were fired” at a C-130 plane heading to Wadi Sayidna Airport in Sudan to evacuate Turkish civilians.
The plane landed safely in the airport, which is located around 22 kilometers to the north of Khartoum, the ministry said in a tweet, adding that no personnel were wounded as a result of the attack.
The Sudanese military blamed the Rapid Support Force (RSF) for the attack on the Turkish evacuation plane, claiming that a crew member was wounded and the fuel supply was damaged. The paramilitary force later denied these accusations, without clarifying what exactly happened.
The incident came hours after the army and the RSF accepted a 72-hour extension of the ceasefire to allow foreign governments complete the evacuation of their citizens from Sudan.
Despite the ceasefire, fighting was reported in Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman. The army clashed with the RSF in Khartoum’s upscale neighborhood of Kafouri as well as around the military’s headquarters, the Republican Palace and the area close to the Khartoum international airport. Several airstrikes targeted the paramilitary force.
The conflict in Sudan broke out on April 15 as a result of a disagreement over how the RSF, which is led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, should be integrated into the army, which is led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, during transition to civilian-led rule in the country.
The two generals have been ruling the country as the president and vice-president of the so-called Sovereign Council since a coup in October 2021.
Several attempts to broker a temporary ceasefire between the army and RSF broke down, with both sides trading blame for violations.
An African initiative to launch talks between the two warring parties is gaining momentum. However, the continued clashes could jeopardize the process. At least 459 people have been killed since the start of the conflict.
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Remember what General Wesley Clark said several years ago. He said he visited the Pentagon about ten days after 9-11, and some general informed him of America’s plan to conquer seven Muslim countries in five years. Sudan was among them. After physically invading Iraq, Muslims hated and still hate America, and anti-Americanism reached epic proportions in the Muslim world. This is why all American puppets in the Muslim world are now facing severe challenges to their rule, as there are intense domestic and international efforts by Muslims to overthrow these monarchies and dictators. As a result of this anti-Americanism, the U.S. has opted not to militarily invade Muslim countries anymore. Instead, they are using other Muslim countries for the task. They have resorted to colour revolutions and militias to do the dirty work of overthrowing unfriendly Muslim governments. In Sudan, they are using the QUAD and RSF to destroy Sudan’s Islamist military that Bashir left behind. It remains to be seen how sustainable this new tactic will be. I’ve started a new blog (islam4life.info) for those interested in objective and accurate analyses of events in the Muslim world and the war on islam by world powers, particularly America.
This has the hand of america all over it. They are probably sending in more troops as they want control of the shipping. This sounds to me that this conflict will decide whether Russia gets its port in the country, or whether the country will be another US ruin.
Zrejme toto lietadlo bolo plne naložené zbraňami a muníciou. Nedivil by som sa. Tak, že Turecko by sa mohlo konečne zamyslieť nad tým čo robí.
My crystal ball sees Bayraktar TB2 on the side of Sudanese army in the near future,