Burhan accuses RSF of 'attempted coup'

Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan accused the RSF of leading an “attempted coup and rebellion against the state” in an interview with CNN. Burhan told the news network his former ally, RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, had “mutinied” against the state, and if captured, would be tried in a court of law.

Burhan also told CNN that the RSF’s leader had violated an agreed ceasefire.

An RSF spokesperson said the group was trying to abide by the ceasefire, but the army “keep[s] firing which leaves no choice” but for the RSF to “defend itself by firing back”.

Dagalo also spoke to CNN and blamed the military for starting the conflict, saying the RSF “had to keep fighting to defend ourselves”.

He claimed that Burhan had lost control of the military, and when asked if he planned to rule Sudan, Dagalo said he had “no such intentions” and that there should be a civilian government.