STORY: Sudanese army capable of achieving victory against paramilitary forces: army deputy chief
SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024
DATELINE: March 28, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:41
LOCATION: Khartoum
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Shams-Eddin Kabashi arriving at Gedaref State in eastern Sudan (courtesy of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council)
2. various of Kabashi inside the Eastern Military Area (courtesy of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council)
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SHAMS-EDIN KABASHI, Member of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and Deputy General Commander of Sudanese Armed Forces (courtesy of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council)
4. various of commanders of the Eastern Military Area (courtesy of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council)
5. various of Kabashi meeting with commanders of the Eastern Military Area (courtesy of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council)

STORYLINE:

Shams-Edin Kabashi, member of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and Deputy General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), on Wednesday stressed the ability of the army to achieve victory against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

"The Sudanese army is backed by its people," said Kabashi when addressing officers and soldiers at the Eastern Military Area in Gedaref State in eastern Sudan. "The Armed Forces are in their best conditions at all fronts... and is capable of achieving victory, which is close."

SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SHAMS-EDIN KABASHI, Member of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and Deputy General Commander of Sudanese Armed Forces
"The main title (of the battle) is the Sudanese Armed Forces, but the current battle is for restoring the dignity of the Sudanese people, and everybody is party to the Sudanese army's victory against this rebel militia, until we repulse this aggression."

Sudan has been witnessing deadly clashes between the SAF and the RSF since April 15, 2023.

About 13,900 people have been killed since the fighting broke out, according to recent estimates released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Khartoum.
(XHTV)