By Enyichukwu Enemanna
The head of Sudanese military on Monday gave a rare televised speech, where he accused the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing war crimes.
General Abdel Fattah al Burhan said the head of RSF Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and his men are committing violations under the falsehood of promising to restore democracy, advising him to stop.
The fighting between the nation’s most powerful generals who once derailed a shortlived transition to democracy has lingered for nearly four months
The squabble for power between both men has resulted to death of hundreds of persons, with millions of persons displaced and infrastructure damaged.
The northeast African country is on the edge of a full-blown civil war.
“How can you bring about democracy by committing war crimes, which have been committed in Khartoum, El Geneina, Kutum, Tawila, Sirba, Slileira, Munawashi, Kèss and every inch stepped upon by the rebels in the country since their ill-fated mutiny,” he said.
Amnesty International had in a report earlier in the month said extensive war crimes and ‘unimaginable horror’ had been recorded since the crisis which erupted on April 15.
The British-based organization accused both warring parties of committing extensive war crimes, including deliberate killings of civilians and mass sexual assault.
