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Staged assassination Sudan’s military ruler, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, survived an alleged assassination attempt this morning, one day after his government signaled it might be open to participating in ceasefire talks in Switzerland.
The Sudanese military leader emerged defiant shortly after the alleged attack, prompting comparisons to the attempted assassination of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump two weeks ago.
One widely circulating meme on Sudanese social media repurposed an image of Trump on the day of that shooting, crudely pasting Burhan’s head in place of Trump’s and replacing the American flag with the Sudanese flag.
For his part, Burhan was attending a military parade and graduation ceremony for cadets from the Air and Naval colleges in Gebeit, Red Sea State, when the gathering allegedly was struck by two suicide drones. The small city is two hours west of the de facto capital Port Sudan, more than 500 km from the nearest active frontline.
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) wrote in a press statement that five people were killed and others suffered minor injuries in an attack by two “hostile drones.” The statement was unusual because the SAF press office is generally slow in responding to breaking news, yet this statement was issued almost immediately after the attack.
Afterwards, Burhan appeared among crowds of supporters chanting the pro-army, pro-war slogan, “one army, one people.” He also visited the lightly injured survivors at Gibeit Hospital and attended a hasty funeral for the five reported victims.
Speculation is rife among Sudanese about who could be responsible for the attack, with some suggesting it is a real warning shot from regime hardliners opposed to peace talks, others blaming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and still others suggesting Burhan’s government itself staged the attack.
The attack follows a pattern of suspicious drone attacks against cities controlled by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), including in Atbara, Gedaref, Kosti and elsewhere—all in areas far from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
