(Security): Sudan’s Army Chief calls for Civilians to Enlist into the Army to Fight

 

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Monday, July 3, 2023, the army is ready to "receive and equip" voluntary fighters.

In a Facebook post, the army directed civilian fighters to go to their nearest command or military unit.

The possible recruitment of civilians, which could worsen already deadly violence, has been the subject of debate for weeks.

In a speech on June 27, Al-Burhan said that "all young and capable men should enlist". It remains unclear whether his latest call to arms was a forced conscription.

Monday's announcement comes amid renewed artillery fire in Khartoum over the weekend, as the conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdane Dagalo (or Hemedti), reaches its twelfth week.

Since it began on April 15, the war has resulted in nearly 3000 deaths and 2.8 million refugees and displaced people.

In Darfur, in Sudan's west, the violence has taken on "ethnic dimensions" according to the United Nations.

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