October 9, 2024 (KHARTOUM) - Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemetti, on Wednesday accused Egypt of joining military operations in support of the Sudanese army. He announced an escalation in response, pledging to mobilize one million fighters and move to what he described as 'Plan B.' In a video statement broadcast by RSF platforms on Wednesday night, Hemetti admitted his forces had suffered defeat in battles at Jabal Moya, where they were subjected to heavy aerial bombardment by Egyptian warplanes and drones for several hours. On October 5, Sudan's army regained control of the strategically important Jabal Moya mountain range, which connects the states of Sennar, Al-Jazirah, and White Nile. The RSF had seized the area in late June, using it to dominate most of Sennar state and disrupt supply lines to central, Blue Nile, and Kordofan states. 'We were defeated at Jabal Moya in Sennar state by treacherous Egyptian airstrikes, similar to the attack on our unarmed forces at Karrari camp on the first day of the war when soldiers on their way to Saudi Arabia were bombed,' Hemetti said. He stated that his forces had long remained silent on Egypt’s involvement in the …
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