Sudan’s army vacates el-Fasher base as Burhan vows retaliation for civilian killings

Sudan’s military chief, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, says commanders in the war-torn city of el-Fasher made the decision to withdraw in order to spare civilians from what he described as systematic destruction and killing at the hands of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

“Everyone is following what happened in el-Fasher. Certainly, the leadership there, including the security committee, estimated that they should leave the city due to…