STORY: Sudanese army continues battle to defeat paramilitary forces: commander
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 30, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:16
LOCATION: Khartoum
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan visiting a military base
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDEL FATTAH AL-BURHAN, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)
3. various of Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan visiting a military base
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDEL FATTAH AL-BURHAN, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)
5. various of Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan shaking hands with soldiers

STORYLINE:

Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday said that the army is continuing its battle to defeat the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
   
"We do not want to waste time in talking. We want to move forward," Al-Burhan, also chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council, made the remarks while addressing soldiers at a military base in the New Halfa area in eastern Sudan.
   
SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDEL FATTAH AL-BURHAN, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)
"We continue in our battle to defeat this rebellion."

Al-Burhan commended the Sudanese people's support for the army, saying "the Sudanese people and the army are together in one trench until this rebellion is defeated."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDEL FATTAH AL-BURHAN, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)
"We are fighting our battle backed by unprecedented popular support for the armed forces. I salute all the citizens who have lined up alongside the armed forces, and I tell them that our battle, we and you, will continue until our country is cleaned."

Sudan has been witnessing deadly clashes between the SAF and the RSF since April 15, 2023. More than 13,000 people have been killed and over 9 million displaced since the fighting broke out, according to estimates released last week by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Khartoum.
(XHTV)