The Sudanese leader was assassinated
The Sudanese army reported that the head of the country, General Abdulfattah al-Burhan, was slightly injured as a result of two drone attacks on a military unit. At least five people were killed and several soldiers were injured in the incident. The Army blames the Rapid Response Forces. More than 18,000 people have died in the 15-month long civil war in the country.
On July 31, the Sudanese army reported that two drone attacks were carried out during the visit of the country's leader, General Abdulfattah al-Burkhan, to a military base in the east of the country. As a result of the attack, the leader of the country received minor injuries. At least five people were killed and several others were injured.
The spokesman of the Sudanese army, Nabil Abdullah, said that General al-Burhan had survived the assassination and blamed the Rapid Support Forces (SDF), which has been fighting for power with the army for 15 months.
No group claimed responsibility for the attacks. The SDF also denied reports of involvement in the attack.
The war between General al-Burhan and his rival, SDF leader Lt. Gen. Muhammad Hamdan, has destroyed one of Africa's largest countries, Sudan. According to UN estimates, more than 18,000 people have died and at least 10 million have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the 15-month conflict. More than half of the country's 48 million inhabitants struggle with hunger every day, according to the UN report .
The above assassination is not the first attempt to kill al- Burhan using drones. Both the army and paramilitary groups are actively using drones to attack each other's military facilities. The SDF, which is entrenched around the capital Khartoum and the western Darfur region, has stepped up its attacks on army-held areas in the east in recent weeks.
Reuters The agency clarified that the drone strikes on the base took place two weeks before the start of mediation talks on ending the war organized by the United States in Switzerland . Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saudi Arabia would co-host the talks, with the African Union, Egypt, the UAE and the UN participating as observers.
General Hamdan, the head of the paramilitary establishment, said his group would participate in the talks. On Tuesday, Sudan's military-affiliated Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed readiness to join the August 14 talks in Geneva. The Ministry also demanded that the armed forces stop their attacks and open humanitarian corridors.
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