According to military sources, Sudan would establish a new government after reclaiming Khartoum

Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he would create a technocratic wartime administration, but military sources told Reuters on Sunday that a new Sudanese government is anticipated to be formed once Khartoum has been recaptured.

In recent weeks, the Sudanese army, which has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for a long time, has picked up territory in the capital Khartoum along a number of axes and is getting closer to the iconic presidential palace along the Nile.

Overpowered by the army’s increased air capabilities and ground forces bolstered by partner militias, the RSF, which had threatened to back the establishment of a parallel civilian government, has backed off.

“We can call it a caretaker government, a wartime government, it’s a government that will help us complete what remains of our military objectives, which is freeing Sudan from these rebels,” Burhan said Saturday at a gathering of lawmakers who support the army in Port Sudan, the region’s bastion.

The majority of the country’s west is under RSF control, and the group is actively working to take over the city of al-Fashir in order to solidify its hold on the Darfur area. In the event that the RSF did not halt that campaign, Burhan ruled out a Ramadan truce.

Conflicts over the two armies’ integration sparked the conflict in April 2023 when they collaborated to drive out civilians they had shared authority with during the rebellion that deposed tyrant Omar al-Bashir.

Due to the fighting, almost 12 million people have been displaced, and half of the population is hungry, making it one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in history.

The country’s interim constitution would be altered, according to military sources, and Burhan stated that all mentions of collaboration with civilians or the RSF would be eliminated. Instead, the army would be given complete control, selecting a technocratic prime minister who would then form a government.

Burhan urged the civilian Taqadum coalition members to repudiate the RSF, promising them a warm welcome back if they did.