Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan (left) heads to Libya on an official visit (Sudanese Sovereignty Council)

The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council in Sudan, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, headed to Libya on Monday morning, on an official visit during which he will meet with the President of the Presidency Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, and the Head of the National Unity Government, Abdel Hamid Al-Dabaiba.

Al-Burhan’s discussions in Libya - according to a statement by the Sudanese Sovereignty Council - address the course of bilateral relations between the two countries, ways to strengthen them, and issues of common interest.

Al-Burhan's visit to Sudan comes after Al-Dabaiba announced the day before yesterday, Saturday, an initiative to bring peace and a ceasefire between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, which he revealed during a phone call he made with the Rapid Support Commander, Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti).

Al-Burhan is accompanied on the visit by the Sudanese Foreign Minister-designate, Ali Al-Sadiq, and the Director of the Sudanese Intelligence Service, Ahmed Mufaddal.

⭕ Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General #Abdel Fattah_Burhan, heads to the State of Libya, on an official visit.

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- Transitional Sovereignty Council - Sudan (@TSC_SUDAN) February 26, 2024

The fighting continues

Meanwhile, local sources who spoke to Al Jazeera on Monday morning said that the Sudanese army was bombing with drones a number of sites belonging to the Rapid Support Forces in the city of Khartoum Bahri.

The sources reported that army forces were carrying out extensive combing operations in the Beit al-Mal neighborhood, east of Omdurman, after it was reported yesterday, Sunday, that its forces continued to advance on the Omdurman axis and expelled more Rapid Support Forces from the homes of citizens and notables.

Military sources said that the army forces surrounded the Rapid Support Forces stationed inside the radio and television buildings overlooking the Nile River from 3 directions, and stressed that these forces had no choice but to surrender or confront.

Since mid-April 2023, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have been fighting a war that has left more than 13,000 dead and about 8 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations.

Earlier this February, the Sudanese army launched a military mission to eliminate the Rapid Support Forces after negotiations sponsored by Saudi Arabia and the United States between the army and the Rapid Support Forces were unable to achieve a breakthrough that would lead to stopping the war.

African efforts led by the Intergovernmental Authority for East African Development (IGAD) also did not succeed in bringing Al-Burhan and Hemedti together in preparation for a ceasefire and the delivery of aid.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies