Why were the Rapid Support Forces so desperate to control El Fasher? | news

The military and strategic expert, Brigadier General Elias Hanna, said that the importance of… El Fasher city in Darfur region Sudan lies in being a fundamental turning point, as it opens the door towards the neighboring countries of Libya, Chad and the Central African Republic.

Hanna explained that control Rapid Support Forces The Darfur region may constitute a starting point towards Kordofan North, South and even West, indicating that the battles are taking place after the fall of El Fasher in North and South Kordofan, but he ruled out the ability of the Rapid Support Forces to control Kordofan and South Kordofan due to the vast areas.

On October 26, the Rapid Support Forces seized the city of El Fasher and committed massacres against civilians, according to local and international institutions, amid warnings of establishing a geographical division of the country.

Brigadier Hanna pointed out that Sudanese army It has tanks and air control, while the Rapid Support Forces rely on fighting militias and using drones, and today, after the fall of El Fasher, they seek to control North and South Kordofan and large areas.

He pointed out that Sudan’s problem is represented by large areas and narrow, obligatory roads, explaining that there are more than 31,000 kilometers of roads in Sudan as a whole, of which only 7,000 kilometers are paved, and this imposes obstacles on the two warring parties, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces.

Regarding the human cost of the war in Sudan, Brigadier General Hanna said that there are more than 12 million internally and mass killings that occurred in El Fasher, and it is a long war that will not be won by any party, and will not end except with internal understanding and reducing external interference.

The army and the Rapid Support Forces have been waging a war since April 15, 2023, which regional and international mediations have not succeeded in ending, amid worsening humanitarian suffering.