Rapid Support broadcasts pictures of huge military reinforcements heading to Khartoum

Smoke rose as a result of battles between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in northern Khartoum (Reuters - Archive)

The Rapid Support Forces broadcast a video clip of what they said were huge military reinforcements in Darfur, heading to confront the Sudanese army in its strongholds in the Engineers Corps and the Wadi Sidna Air Base in Khartoum.

The Rapid Support Forces said, in a video broadcast on their account on the “X” platform, that the military reinforcements aim to control the army’s military areas in Omdurman.

Last week, the Sudanese army announced its control of the radio and television complex, defeating the Rapid Support Forces, which have been controlling the radio and television and the old neighborhoods of Omdurman since the start of the war in mid-April last year.

The leadership of the Darfur sectors deposited huge military reinforcements heading to destroy the strongholds of the remnants

Darfur Sectors Command bids farewell to massive military reinforcements heading to dismantle the SAF and their allied remnants strongholds #Battle_of_Democracy #Guardians_of_the_Glorious_Revolution pic.twitter.com/tbSsAgBVrh

- Rapid Support Forces - Rapid Support Forces (@RSFSudan) March 17, 2024

The Sudanese army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), are fighting a war that has left about 13,900 people dead and more than 8 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations.

The Director of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said yesterday, Saturday, that half of Sudan’s population is in “urgent need” of humanitarian aid.

The UN official stated, on the X platform, that "half of Sudan's population is in dire need of humanitarian aid. The health needs are enormous, as about 3.4 million children suffer from malnutrition."

He explained that despite the great need in Sudan, "the horrific crisis does not receive sufficient international attention."

He added, "Millions of people, especially in Darfur states, are still deprived of direct humanitarian assistance."

He appealed to the Director of World Health to provide “safe access to all areas affected by the conflict, so that the organization and its partners can protect the most vulnerable groups” in the country.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies