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By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan's army warned on Thursday of a risk of confrontation after mobilisations by a powerful paramilitary group, underlining growing strains between the rival forces and a potential complication in moves to restore civilian rule. It could spell prolonged strife across a vast country already dealing with economic breakdown and flare-ups of tribal violence. The mobilisation by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) headed by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo represented a clear violation of law, the army said in a rare comment on a dispute that has ...

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan's army warned on Thursday of a risk of confrontation after mobilisations by a powerful paramilitary group, underlining growing strains between the rival forces and a potential complication in moves to restore civilian rule.

Dagalo, better known in Sudan as Hemedti, has said he regrets the coup and supports the U.N., Western- and Gulf-backed transition deal to help prevent the resurgence of pro-Bashir Islamists, a concern shared by civilian political parties. In a statement late on Thursday, western envoys from the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe said they were "deeply concerned," and that an escalation threatened to derail talks.

Alberto M. Fernandez, vice president of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), spoke to a December 9th Middle East Forum Webinar (video) about the current situation in Sudan and its implications for the U.S. and the West. Fernandez noted that

Dancing Sufis in Khartoum. A movement to topple the despot Omar al-Bashir arose from their midst. A no-nonsense hero, 30-year-old Rami Ahmed lifts his T-shirt to show the long, jagged wound left on his chest by the bayonet of a Kalashnikov. It looks like a snake tattoo. Along with millions of Sudanese, Rami participated in protests in Khartoum in early April 2019 against President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country dictatorially for thirty years, clearly favoring the Islamists. The military struck back brutally. Rami escaped with two clean shots through the leg and a chest wound. What he s...