Lantnov’s planes continued to fly over the skies of Sudan’s capital Khartoum this Saturday morning, the eighth day of fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, amid the intermittent sounds of airstrikes and anti-aircraft strikes, despite the truce declared by both sides on the first day of Eid al-Adha for a period of three days. And on Friday evening, armed forces attacked Al-Huda prison, north of the city of Omdurman, and clashed with guards before releasing the prisoners, amid an exchange of accusations between the two sides of the conflict about responsibility for storming the prison, one of the largest prisons in the capital Khartoum. .
The army said on its Facebook page that “rebel forces attacked the Al-Huda prison and released a large number of prisoners,” without giving details.
For its part, the Rapid Support Forces denied rumors that their forces stormed the Al-Huda prison and freed the prisoners, and stated that “the putschists and their collaborators waged an active campaign of lies and misleading rumors to cover up their defeats on the battlefield. ”, noting that they preceded and prevented the distribution of force uniforms to representatives of the old regime. To commit criminal acts and blame fast support.
In line with the humanitarian truce announced by the parties, the Rapid Support Forces said they were “ready to partially open all airports in Sudan to air traffic so that brotherly and friendly countries wishing to evacuate their citizens can leave the country safely.”
In a statement on his Facebook page, he confirmed his full readiness to cooperate, coordinate and provide all facilities that allow expatriates and missions to leave the country safely.
Several countries have announced efforts to evacuate their citizens from Khartoum, with the US Department of Defense saying it is sending troops to East Africa in anticipation of a possible evacuation of US embassy staff in Khartoum.
But US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said: “Due to the unstable security situation in Khartoum and the closure of the airport, it is not safe for the US government to conduct a coordinated evacuation at this time.”
