KHARTOUM – Sudanese circles have asked whether the transfer of the head of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, to Port Sudan is an indication of an exit without return to Khartoum, in light of the Rapid Support Forces’ control over most of the army’s positions in the capital and the difficulty of venturing back into it again.

This coincides with local media reporting that Al-Burhan’s move to eastern Sudan came as a prelude to a foreign tour that includes Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia, for consultations before signing a cease-fire agreement away from the maneuvers of the leaders of the former regime that concealed from him the critical military field situation and tempted him with the possibility of achieving a quick victory.

The matter may turn into a final escape and no return to Khartoum to dismantle one side of the political knots in the war, with security information circulating stating that Al-Burhan left his cellar and went to Port Sudan under the umbrella of American forces similar to those that drove American diplomats and citizens from Khartoum to Port Sudan after the outbreak of the war.

Numerous Sudanese sources pointed out that there is a political cooking that is being arranged with Al-Burhan directly, according to which the man guarantees a safe exit from power and the dilemma he fell into when signing a cease-fire agreement and creating the atmosphere for the resumption of the political process soon and handing over power to a civilian government and undermining the influence of pro-Islamist leaders in Army.

However, Sudanese political parties see Al-Burhan’s departure from Khartoum as an opportunity for him to look at what is happening differently from the reports presented to him by leaders affiliated with the Islamic Movement.

A member of the Central Council of the Forces for Freedom and Change, Major General Kamal Ismail, explained that Al-Burhan’s exit from his military post in Khartoum may be positive in terms of his knowledge of the situation in the country because of the devastating war, and that his continued presence in the basement made it easier for the elements of the Brotherhood to withhold correct information from him, and therefore They managed to run the war without having a proper appreciation of what was really going on.

He added, in a statement to The Arab Weekly, that “the Brotherhood did not expect General Al-Burhan to leave his fortress, and some leaders had a desire to separate him from the events taking place and manage them with their knowledge,” considering that “his presence in eastern Sudan might give him an opportunity to conduct more serious contacts and negotiations.” And directly with the concerned parties to end the war.”

In the recent period, reports circulated stating that the army commander was removed from military operations and handed over to Islamic leaders who insist on what has come to be known as “victory or martyrdom,” referring to more involvement of the army in battles and refusal to reach common denominators to end the war.

Some of the former leaders, who worked alongside former President Omar al-Bashir and see the current war as a means for their return to power, had recently gone to eastern Sudan and sought to recruit new young men to join them in the army, which means that Al-Burhan left to coordinate with them or work to stop their expansion in the east. .

Sudanese sources suggested that the army commander would be uncomfortable with the public movements of Al-Bashir’s remnants and the blatant participation of the Islamic Shadow Brigades, because they offended him politically and militarily, and lost his credibility with regional powers that defended him as a symbol of the military establishment and not as a cover for aspirants to return to power.

The US ambassador to Khartoum, John Godfrey, said Friday that the belligerents who have proven themselves “unfit to rule” must end the war ravaging Sudan. These words include a message to Al-Burhan and all those who ruled during Al-Bashir’s term stating that the next stage will be the option of a “transitional civilian government.”

The foreign tour, which might lead Al-Burhan to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, would provide an opportunity to reach a new negotiated solution away from the military decisiveness, which favors the Rapid Support Forces. This situation pushes Al-Burhan to interact positively with the truce efforts.

Major General Kamal Ismail told The Arab Weekly that “Al-Burhan’s visit to Egypt and Saudi Arabia reflects a positive development that can be built on in light of Cairo’s endeavor to strengthen the efforts of the Committee to End the War formed by neighboring countries, and the movements of some Saudi officials to support the launch of the Jeddah negotiations.” again as an important option to stop the war.

Jeddah hosted talks between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, all of which failed to produce decisive results, despite the two parties signing understandings that have not been implemented.

The Saudi ambassador, Ali bin Hassan Jaafar, held meetings in the city of Port Sudan recently, announcing his country’s intention to stop the fighting in Sudan, in coordination with the international community.

The arrival of General Al-Burhan to eastern Sudan is evidence that it is one of the few areas that are still enveloped in calm in the country after the outbreak of battles in Khartoum, Darfur and Kordofan, and the only safe area that has become open for movement from abroad.

Al-Burhan landed in eastern Sudan after a rare appearance in Omdurman on Thursday, and the army forces inspected him in the Karari military area and Wadi Sedna Air Base, after he had stayed inside the army’s general headquarters surrounded by the Rapid Support Forces from abroad since the beginning of the war in mid-April.

The Rapid Support Forces are currently launching fierce attacks from several fronts on the military base located in the Shajara area in southern Khartoum to take control of it.

Military experts say that the drones of the army and the Rapid Support Forces put Khartoum under a hell of rockets and bombs, as reliance on them by both sides has increased recently, which has doubled the difficulty of resolving the conflict militarily, and contributed to increasing field complications at a time when the voice of organizations warning of Human tragedies occur.

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