{"id":20072673,"date":"2024-02-16T16:43:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20072673"},"modified":"2024-10-25T14:00:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T12:00:06","slug":"sudan-war-hits-300-day-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-war-hits-300-day-mark","title":{"rendered":"Sudan conflict hits 300-day mark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Almost 10 months have passed since clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in Khartoum on April 15, 2023. The conflict has since expanded to encompass various regions of the country, killing more than 12,000 people and leading to the world\u2019s largest displacement crisis. Negotiation efforts faltered multiple times, and a \u2018military solution\u2019 seems far from feasible, according to analysts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the morning of April 15<\/a>, during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, residents of Khartoum awoke to the sounds of gunfire and shelling, unleashing a war that has now hit the 300-day mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the beginning, both parties used social media<\/a> to substantiate their claims against the other. Videos published by the SAF media room showcased RSF units deployed around the Republican Palace<\/a> in Khartoum on the first day of fighting, accusing them of firing the first shot. The RSF launched campaigns blaming the SAF, remnants of the former regime<\/a>, Islamic Movement groups, and National Congress Party<\/a> (NCP) loyalists<\/a> of starting the violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The paramilitary group further asserted that NCP leaders, having escaped from prison<\/a>, were guiding SAF operations, and has actively promoted<\/a> a narrative that its aim is to eliminate remnants’ control of power and to restore democracy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Militarily, the conflict has expanded to include nine of Sudan\u2019s states: Khartoum, North Kordofan, South Kordofan, White Nile, West Darfur, Central Darfur, North Darfur, South Darfur, East Darfur, and parts of Sennar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RSF claimed control over many of the SAF military bases<\/a> in Khartoum, including El Mohandesin (Engineers) Corps and El Shajara Corps, and have repeatedly targeted the Wadi Sedna base in northern Omdurman. It also assumed control of the strategic Jebel Aulia<\/a> dam in southern Khartoum, SAF garrisons in the South Darfur capital, Nyala<\/a>, and in El Gezira<\/a>‘s capital, Wad Madani, and has engaged in skirmishes in El Faw<\/a>, El Gedaref.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several armed groups aligned with the SAF, including El Baraa bin Malik Brigade<\/a> affiliated with the Islamic Movement, the Sudan Liberation Movement factions led by Minni Minawi (SLM-MM) and Mustafa Tambour (SLM-Tambour), and the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), at the time still led by Jibril Ibrahim, declared their support<\/a> and allegiance to the SAF in a press conference held in Port Sudan in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Negotiation efforts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An initiative to resolve the war, dubbed the Jeddah Platform<\/a>, was jointly launched by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America in May 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several rounds<\/a> of discussions ensued, during which both parties announced their commitment to a ceasefire on multiple occasions, albeit without full adherence<\/a>. The Jeddah Declaration<\/a>, which was signed following the first round of discussions, on May 11, encompassed key principles, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n