Alarmed that movements of rival military factions in Sudan could bring bloodshed, a group of mediators pushed for last-ditch talks between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and paramilitary commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo two weeks ago 1/4
be withdrawn from an air base called Merowe, fearing they could be used against him, the two mediators and the diplomat said.
Looking beyond the walls of the camp, they saw the army had positioned cannons in the vicinity, he said.Both the army and the RSF were quick to blame the other publicly for sparking the violence and attempting a power grab.A temporary truce this week was agreed under pressure from the United States and Saudi Arabia, who along with the United Nations and the African Union are concerned that Sudan could fragment, destabilising a volatile region.
As Hemedti bet on an internationally-backed framework agreement for a civilian government, apparently eyeing a futurefor himself, ties grew strained over the chain of command in the new transition and plans to integrate the RSF into the regular army. The army chief was insisting that Hemedti would report to him, while Hemedti was saying that only an elected parliament could decide the chain of command. Neither wanted to back down first, the senior diplomat said.The RSF's Mohamed, echoing comments made publicly by Hemedti, and the civilian FFC, both say there was a third group at play, souring relations between the army and the paramilitary force.
FFC members have accused the pro-Bashir group of spreading rumours and exerting internal pressure within the army.
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