General Abdel Fattah al Burhan is struggling to build diplomatic support and cast himself as a statesman, General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, mocked by his adversaries as the basement commander – a reference to his decision to stay in the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) General Command Compound from the start of the war in April until late August – has been using his freedom since then to mobilise diplomatic support against Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Hemeti .