Elfashir,Jan 21 (Darfur24)
A local committee aimed at supporting the Sudanese army and armed struggle forces to protect the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, revealed a proposal submitted by the stacked member of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council. Al-Tahir Hajar demands the removal of the army and the Rapid Support Forces RSF from the city of Elfashir and hand over of army base to the joint force of armed struggle movements in Darfur.
A member of the Support Committee told “Darfur 24” that the committee met with the head of the Sudan Liberation Forces Movement; Al-Taher Hajar arrived last weekend with the aim of preventing the renewal of armed clashes in the city after his sudden arrival in North Darfur, specifically in this security situation.
The committee member, who preferred to withhold his name, stated that the meeting with Hajar discussed a number of issues related to the protection of civilians, most notably the exclusion of the army and the Rapid Support from the city and the handing over of leadership of the Sixth Division of the Joint Force of Movements, before he proposed assigning Lieutenant General Juma Haggar, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Liberation Movement, Minawi’s wing, to lead it. Presidency of the band.
The Army and Armed Struggle Forces Support Committee consists of community leaders in the city and members of the Chamber of Commerce, and mobilizes financial support for the joint forces deployed in the city.
The member pointed out that the Committee for Supporting the Army and Armed Struggle Forces met with the army before meeting with Hajar, to discuss ways to protect El Fasher and not to exclude the army from commanding the division, which prompted the committee delegation to reject the proposal submitted by Hajar.
The city of El Fasher is witnessing a cautious calm these days
Following the return of the sacked members of the Sovereignty Council, Al-Hadi Idris and Al-Tahir Hajar, and the former governor of the state, Nimr Muhammad Abdel-Rahman, to El Fasher last week, especially after media reports indicated the possibility of armed confrontations, after the Minawi and Jibril movements announced their bias towards the army and accused Al-Taher and Al-Hadi of supporting the Rapid Support, even though they remained They repeatedly deny these reports.