Responsible Sudanese sources revealed that the security authorities in Khartoum cut off communications from the mobile phones of the leaders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) yesterday evening (Tuesday), including its commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti).
Al-Sudani newspaper, today (Wednesday), quoted the sources as confirming that the authorities also cut off communications from the phones of the private guards of the Rapid Support leaders and a number of support officers and soldiers.
According to the sources, this step would lead to further loss of control of the RSF leaders over their forces.
For its part, the Sudan Doctors Syndicate expected, in statements to Al-Arabiya, that the clashes would extend from Khartoum to other states. The syndicate warned against turning hospitals into military bases, warning that the sounds of bullets are everywhere, and the medical staff cannot move. It called on both sides of the conflict to stop the war immediately, and to spare civilians its scourge, stressing that the lack of medical supplies and insecurity are major concerns.
Meanwhile, the Sudanese army was able to fully control the Marawi base, and the army forces were stationed inside all directions of the base. A circulating clip showed the deployment of army personnel at Marawi airport, after the arrest of a commander of the Rapid Support Forces there.
The Armed Forces spokesman accused what he described as "regional and local parties" of being involved in the events in the country, indicating that he had accurate information about the "conspiracy process" and that he would disclose it in due course. The spokesman added that the Rapid Support Forces fled from Marawi Airport after they were dealt with by the Air Force and suffered heavy losses. He pointed out that the second phase of the process of securing the areas surrounding the General Command, all the way to the center of Khartoum, had begun.
Okaz (Khartoum) @okaz_online