The Air Force’s Fragile Crisis in Sudan: High-Scale Response to a Warning Between the Army and the Civil Liberation Front
Air force jets have been seen bombing targets over Khartoum as both forces accuse each other of inciting the fighting. The sudden conflict follows a long dispute over plans to integrate both forces as part of a fragile transition to democracy, that now appears in further jeopardy.
Videos posted on social media appeared to show the unfolding conflict, capturing air force jets patrolling the skies, soldiers firing in streets of the capital, armored vehicles speeding through residential streets and civilians running and taking shelter. Doctors told Reuters that at least three civilians have been killed in the fighting.
“Escalation of tensions within the military component to direct fighting is extremely dangerous. I urgently call on senior military leaders to stop the fighting,” he said.
In December, the army agreed to hand power back to a civilian-led government this month, but the plan has been held back by tensions between the army and RSF over who should lead and become de facto head of state prior to elections.
The Arab Republic of Egypt is worried about the situation in Sudan due to the violence, and calls on the parties to protect the lives and potential of the Sudanese people.
Due to the reports of heavy gunfire in several locations in Khartoum, the US Embassy in Sudan ordered their staff to shelter in place. The Americans are encouraged to shelter in the country.
“I just arrived late last night in Khartoum and woke up to the deeply disturbing sounds of gunfire and fighting,” Ambassador John Godfrey said in a tweet. He urged all senior military leaders to stop the fighting.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that the situation in Khartoum is “fragile” when asked by a reporter to comment during a presser in Vietnam.
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