Darfur Follow-ups: El Geneina
Videos published by the “Al-Jamahir” website showed testimonies from the sons of those killed in the native administrations in El Geneina accusing the “comrades”, the soldgers of movement of former governor Khamis Abakar by this name, of killing their relatives.
Abu Bakr, son of Al-Forsha Mohamed Arbab, said that his father and Mayor Al-Amin Suleiman share a blood connection and a special relationship. He added that gunmen affiliated with the “comrades ” fired a barrage of bullets from Qarnouf’s rifle at his father and Mayor Al-Amin Suleiman, killing them, while he, one of the people, was seriously injured and is still receiving treatment in the hospital.
In turn, Nasser Al-Amin Suleiman, the son of the murdered mayor, said that his father was injured by a fire brigade from one of the bombs that fell in the house of one of their neighbors.
He pointed out that at the moment of the injury, a medical staff was being with them, so they administered first aid to his father after the first aid and intended to transfer him to the medical corps for further medical procedures. As they were leaving, they were met by armed men from the “comrades ” and fired ammunition at them, killing his father and the mattress, and wounding Mustafa and the mattress’s son.
In the same context, Mustafa Ali Osman, who works as a medical staff at the hospital, said that on Friday he was with Al-Forsha Mohamed Arbab, two of his sons, and Mayor Al-Amin Suleiman at the latter’s house in Erdemta.
He added, as the shooting intensified, Mayor Al-Amin Suleiman was injured in his left foot, and I provided first aid to him, but the bleeding did not stop.
He continued: There was a tank belonging to the comrades.,passing in front of the house of Mayor Al-Amin Suleiman, and when they found Al-Forsha Mohamed Arbab and Mayor Al-Amin Suleiman, they fired a hail of bullets at them. Al-Forsha and the mayor died on the spot, while one of Al-Forsha’s sons and his person were injured.
Allegations
The “comrades” claimed that they did not kill the leaders of the native administration, but rather that they were killed by the army and Rapid Support forces during the clashes that took place in El Geneina on November 2, 2023.
Sovereignty Council
The Sovereignty Council condemned the killing of Al-Forsha Mohamed Arbab, one of the pillars of the Native Administration in Western Darfur, accusing the Rapid Support forces of committing the crime. The Council states in its accusation that the dead were prominent leaders in the Native Administration in Western Darfur, and that the Rapid Support Forces is responsible for maintaining security in the region.
Sultanate of Dar Masalit
The Sultanate of Dar Masalit announced the killing of Forsha of Mistry Al-Forsha Mohamed Arbab, his son, and eight of his grandchildren in Ardamata, El Geneina, by Rapid Support Forces on Saturday. The Sultanate confirms that Forsha Mhamed Arbab was one of the leaders of the prominent civil administration in the Sultanate of Dar Masalit, and that his killing is a great loss for the Sultanate.
RSF denies and announces an investigation committee
The Rapid Support Forces announced on Monday the formation of a fact-finding committee into the widespread violations that affected thousands of civilians in West Darfur state after they seized control of the 15th Infantry Division, accusing military intelligence of involvement in the assassination of leaders in the Masalit tribe.
On the fourth of this November, the Rapid Support Forces announced their control of the command of the 15th Infantry Division, located in the town of “Ardamata”, northeast of El Geneina, as the last remaining military sites of the Sudanese army in the state of West Darfur.
After the Rapid Support took control of the army leadership, it was followed by accusations of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing that affected the Masalit ethnicity, and the displacement of the remaining residents of El Geneina who took shelter under the army command.
The violations that occurred in Ardemata drew the attention of the world, as officials from the United Nations, the United States, and the European Union condemned the events that occurred there, directing the finger of direct blame at the Rapid Support Forces, based on the accounts of eyewitnesses who fled the region.
A statement issued by the Support Forces spokesman said, “Based on the circumstances that accompanied the liberation of the city of El Geneina, the Forces Commander, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, directed the formation of an investigation committee to investigate all the events and present its findings to public opinion.”
He stressed that the Rapid Support Forces will not provide protection to any individual proven involved in committing any violation against innocent civilians.
He accused the military intelligence of the Sudanese army of being behind the assassination of the leaders of the Masalit tribe, Mohamed Arbab Forsha of the Mistiri region, and Forsha of the Azrni region, Abdel Basit Suleiman, in addition to Mayor Al-Amin Suleiman, for their refusal to implement the plans of what he called the remnants and holding them responsible for the forced displacement of the civilian population with the aim of criminalizing the Rapid Support Forces.
He stressed that physical elimination is a method that the Sudanese Army Intelligence and its remnants have been using for the past thirty years, especially in West Darfur, with the aim of creating tribal strife on the one hand, and a wedge between the Rapid Support and local communities on the other hand.
On November 6, Mohamed Arbab, eight members of his family, and Abdel Basit Suleiman, along with his son and wife, were killed after a force affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces stormed their homes in “Ardamata.”
The statement revealed that the Rapid Support Forces possessed conclusive evidence proving the involvement of what they called the remnants in all the dirty deeds that took place in West Darfur and their endeavor to plunge the Darfur region into a cycle of tribal violence.
He talked about their forces making intensive efforts to restore security and stability in West Darfur, and pointed to the success of the second commander of the forces, Abdul Rahim Hamdan, in voluntarily returning large numbers of displaced people to their areas, providing them with the necessary services, providing protection, and fighting the unruly people who are working to terrorize citizens.
He urged regional and international organizations working in the humanitarian field to expedite the delivery of humanitarian aid to citizens, and pledged to provide all facilities and protection that would enable them to reach the affected areas.
He called on international human rights organizations and the international media to ensure accuracy and credibility and not to deal with the information they receive from one party, and stressed that their doors are open to receive any inquiries about the events taking place and to provide the required information, and that access to El Geneina or any area under the control of their forces is available to everyone. .
