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Sudanese army capable of achieving victory against paramilitary forces, says army deputy chief

Deputy head of SAF Shams Al-Din Kabashi. [Courtesy]

Member of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and Deputy General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Shams-Edin Kabashi, on Wednesday stressed the ability of the army to achieve victory against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

"The Sudanese army is backed by its people," said Kabashi when addressing officers and soldiers at the Eastern Military Area in Gedaref State in eastern Sudan. "The Armed Forces are in their best conditions at all fronts... and is capable of achieving victory, which is close."

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