Situation in Sudan

Jonas Horner

Inserted 1 month ago

“My impression is that there is momentum here - and my other accompanying sense is that it is in large part due to a boost in troops and technology that appears to be coming from Iran because the army can't get it from elsewhere. Many of the fighters battling the RSF are highly motivated Islamist forces seeking to reclaim Sudan. That ideological motivation counts for a lot next to those who are there for pay, as many RSF fighters are.”

Aljazeera

Expert on Sudan who has worked with various think tanks such as the International Crisis Group

15 Mar 2024 3 3

Hagar Ali

Inserted 1 month ago

“I wouldn't be super optimistic, because it's one thing to take over territory and it's quite another to hold on to territory. The military is still fighting from a significant disadvantage despite its recent victories. In cities like Khartoum the RSF is more mobile and able to hide in alleyways, homes and buildings to avoid the army's air strikes. In vast open regions like Darfur - which is mostly controlled by the RSF - army aircraft have a clearer view of targets but they are also clear targets for anti-aircraft weapons.”

Aljazeera

Expert on military-civilian relations in Sudan and a PhD candidate at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies

15 Mar 2024 4 3

Cindy McCain

Inserted 1 month ago

“Millions of lives and the peace and stability of an entire region are at stake. Two decades after the world rallied to respond to famine in Sudan's Darfur state, the people of the country have been forgotten.”

Aljazeera

Executive director of the World Food Programme

06 Mar 2024 1 2

Jonas Horner

Inserted 3 months ago

“The paramilitary has recruited heavily from its tribal base in Darfur in exchange for allowing the fighters to loot cities they capture. But the pillaging of homes, hospitals, United Nations warehouses and markets has led to popular resentment and hatred of the group. [The RSF's] atrocities and their hardcore cruelty … is probably their single biggest obstacle and makes the prospect of them governing the country far more difficult. I think so many Sudanese … are never going to be comfortable with the RSF governing them.”

Aljazeera

Deputy Project Director, Horn of Africa and Senior Analyst, Sudan

02 Jan 2024 2 3

Kholood Khair

Inserted 3 months ago

“Hemedti desperately needs people to feel that the RSF is a governing force. I think this is why Hemedti went to meet heads of state. Hemedti will try as much as possible to fashion himself into this idea of being a leader.”

Aljazeera

Sudan expert and founding director of the think tank Confluence Advisory

02 Jan 2024 2 2

Stephane Dujarric

Inserted 10 months ago

“[Guterres] is proud of the work done by Volker Perthes and reaffirms his full confidence in his special representative. The secretary-general is shocked by the letter he received from General al-Burhan.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

26 May 2023 2 2

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo

Inserted 1 year ago

“I don't have a problem with the ceasefire. They [the army] did not respect it. If they respect it, so will we.”

Aljazeera

RSF Leader

22 Apr 2023 0 1

James Bays

Inserted 1 year ago

“[The UN envoy to Sudan] believes pressure from others is important. The African Union, regional grouping IGAD, Arab League, all of these bodies are talking with various players and in particular with the two generals, trying to get a ceasefire in place. There's talk of mediation missions … making their way as delegations to try to speak to the generals to try to get that ceasefire. The problem with that - airspace is closed, borders are closed and it's simply too dangerous for them to travel at this stage. Diplomatic efforts are ongoing, but they're not bearing much fruit this time and clearly that's deeply concerning for the people of Sudan.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor reporting from the UN headquarters in New York

17 Apr 2023 3 1

Hiba Morgan

Inserted 1 year ago

“It doesn't look like the situation is de-escalating. In fact, the army has put out a statement saying that it will not negotiate with the Rapid Support Forces until those forces are dismantled and the rebel troops are dealt with. We are continuing to see fighting in Khartoum near the vicinity of the presidential palace. We can hear shots being fired. We can hear heavy artillery being fired. It's not clear who is in control of the palace, and there are battles over the state television. The army says it is in control of its headquarters and also the Khartoum International Airport.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Sudan capital Khartoum

15 Apr 2023 2 2

Mohamed Vall

Inserted 2 years ago

“Not all the bridges are closed today, and the internet was not cut off. So far, the protest seems calm, but the pattern is that during the last hours of the afternoon, that's when [security forces] fire bullets … and crowds get bigger and bigger.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Sudan capital Khartoum

04 Jan 2022 3 3

Cameron Hudson

Inserted 2 years ago

“Since the October 25 military coup, there have been repeated miscalculations by the military both in terms of the power and perseverance of the protest movement. There have been more and more draconian efforts [by the military], essentially undermining whatever is left of the transition at every stage.”

Aljazeera

Nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center

30 Dec 2021 2 3

Mohamed Vall

Inserted 2 years ago

“In the vicinity of the palace there are clashes between the protesters and the security forces. The numbers are smaller today than on Saturday because of the heavy security arrangements including closing the bridges and doubling or tripling the number of security forces and they are using whatever amount of teargas.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Sudan capital Khartoum

30 Dec 2021 2 2

Hiba Morgan

Inserted 2 years ago

“A majority of them have been forced to retreat following a heavy amount of tear gas that has been fired by security forces. The military who guard the presidential palace have also used live ammunition, according to protesters who ran away from the southern gates of the presidential palace. But protesters are still gathering on the road leading to the palace. Many of them are not far from the front gate. They say they're here to voice their demands and show the military that they want a civilian rule and no amount of tear gas or live ammunition will take them away from their demands. The protesters are saying the revolution is incomplete because the military is still in power. They are saying the military should go back to the barracks and that power should be handed to a civilian government. Many of them are saying they are not satisfied with the way the revolution has been going on over the past two years.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Sudan capital Khartoum

19 Dec 2021 4 2

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo

Inserted 2 years ago

“Because of our commitment to the international community and the law, we are keeping these people together. If Sudan will open the border, a big problem will happen worldwide.”

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Deputy General of the Sovereign Council

01 Dec 2021 1 2

Moiz Hadra

Inserted 2 years ago

“There are still detainees in Soba prison in Khartoum, men, women and children who were arrested during the protests under the state of emergency and we demand their release along with others across Sudan's states.”

Aljazeera

Sudanese lawyer

30 Nov 2021 3 2

Samahir El Mubarak

Inserted 2 years ago

“We're not surprised by the people's turnout because this is what's been happening since October 25. This is the voice of the Sudanese people refusing al-Burhan [Abdel Fattah al-Burhan], refusing the military coup and refusing his council, and deeming this entire partnership invalid and totally refused by everybody. Unfortunately and as usually, these peaceful protests on the ground are being faced with tear gas, are being faced with gunshots. The number of protesters is increasing. Protesters are setting up barricades to try and protect themselves from the trucks and the vehicles of the joint forces that are facing the protesters.”

Aljazeera

Spokeswoman for Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA)

13 Nov 2021 7 5

Pascal Cuttat

Inserted 2 years ago

“The passage of ambulances must be allowed, the work of medical professionals must be facilitated and the injured must have access to the care they need. The medical mission has to be protected.”

Aljazeera

Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross’s delegation in Sudan

13 Nov 2021 3 2

Hiba Morgan

Inserted 2 years ago

“There are concerns that there will be violence because of the spread of security forces, not just on the main bridges around the capital but also on the main streets. Activists and protesters have put out a list of hospitals where they say people should head out to should there be violence.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Sudan capital Khartoum

13 Nov 2021 5 2

Resul Serdar

Inserted 2 years ago

“It seems that al-Burhan [Abdel Fattah al-Burhan] is trying to build a national consensus without getting any member close to Hamdok [Abdalla Hamdok]. These exclusions reflect how negotiations between the army and the Hamdok have failed terribly. This will have complications because the streets are demanding Hamdok to be back and the international community is putting pressure on al-Burhan to restore a civilian government and take Hamdok as its prime minister.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist

11 Nov 2021 6 4

Resul Serdar

Inserted 2 years ago

“Burhan [Abdel Fattah al-Burhan] said the talks are under way with political parties and figures including the ousted prime minister Abdalla Hamdok [regarding] reaching a consensus to forming a government. He said he hopes to reach a deal within the next 24 hours, despite several obstacles.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist

07 Nov 2021 3 2

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“Millions of lives and the peace and stability of an entire region are at stake. Two decades after the world rallied to respond to famine in Sudan's Darfur state, the people of the country have been forgotten.”

“Hemedti desperately needs people to feel that the RSF is a governing force. I think this is why Hemedti went to meet heads of state. Hemedti will try as much as possible to fashion himself into this idea of being a leader.”

“[Guterres] is proud of the work done by Volker Perthes and reaffirms his full confidence in his special representative. The secretary-general is shocked by the letter he received from General al-Burhan.”

“I don't have a problem with the ceasefire. They [the army] did not respect it. If they respect it, so will we.”

“Not all the bridges are closed today, and the internet was not cut off. So far, the protest seems calm, but the pattern is that during the last hours of the afternoon, that's when [security forces] fire bullets … and crowds get bigger and bigger.”

“Because of our commitment to the international community and the law, we are keeping these people together. If Sudan will open the border, a big problem will happen worldwide.”

“There are still detainees in Soba prison in Khartoum, men, women and children who were arrested during the protests under the state of emergency and we demand their release along with others across Sudan's states.”

“The passage of ambulances must be allowed, the work of medical professionals must be facilitated and the injured must have access to the care they need. The medical mission has to be protected.”

“There are concerns that there will be violence because of the spread of security forces, not just on the main bridges around the capital but also on the main streets. Activists and protesters have put out a list of hospitals where they say people should head out to should there be violence.”

“Burhan [Abdel Fattah al-Burhan] said the talks are under way with political parties and figures including the ousted prime minister Abdalla Hamdok [regarding] reaching a consensus to forming a government. He said he hopes to reach a deal within the next 24 hours, despite several obstacles.”

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