Sudan’s army chief chairs emergency security meeting after El-Fasher atrocities

Sudan’s Security and Defence Council held an emergency meeting in Khartoum on Tuesday, chaired by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sovereignty Council and commander of the armed forces, to discuss security measures aimed at preventing a repeat of the recent El-Fasher tragedy in North Darfur. According to a statement from the Armed Forces Spokesperson’s Office, the meeting reviewed the political, military, and humanitarian situation across the country and discussed “the necessary arrangements to prevent a recurrence of the crimes committed in El-Fasher.” The council condemned the “grave violations” by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—referred to by the army as “the terrorist militia of the Dagalo family”—against unarmed civilians, saying those actions had been denounced by the international community. […]