Asmara , January3 (Darfur24) Three identical sources revealed to Darfur 24 that two Sudanese armed movements had embarked on opening training camps inside the Eritrean territory bordering Sudan to the east.
A knowledgeable source told “Darfur 24” that the Sudan Liberation Movement, led by Minni Arko Minawi and the head of the Popular Front for Liberation and Justice in Eastern Sudan; Al-Amin Daoud actually began training former soldiers and recruiting numbers of new fighters from various regions of Sudan, most notably Western Darfur and Eastern Sudan.
This step comes in conjunction with a wide and easy expansion of the Rapid Support Forces over the sites that were controlled by the Sudanese army in the center of the country and its withdrawal to other sites without fighting.
On the 16th of last November, three Darfuri movements – led by the Sudan Liberation and Justice and Equality Movement – announced their departure from neutrality regarding the fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces following a massive mobilization wave initiated by the support forces in order to control the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, after taking control of cities; Nyala, Zalingei and El Geneina; The dain. However, the three movements did not actually participate alongside the army in its ongoing fight against the Rapid Support Forces since it broke out on April 15.
One of the sources said that the Sudanese army was silent about this step, even though the two movements showed declared positions in support of the army, but the latter did not express clear approval or rejection of the step.