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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: al-Burhan

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As rival troops exchanged gun and rocket fire on the streets of Sudan, General Hamdan and General al-Burhan engaged in ferocious verbal attackson television and the internet.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/world/africa/sudan-civil-war-khartoum.html

A weeks-long power struggle erupted into battles Saturday between the forces of two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup: army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/04/gunfire-sounds-during-armistice-4th-day-sudan-battles

But hopes for democracy faltered 18 months ago when the two most powerful generals — the army chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan — together seized power in a coup.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/briefing/sudan-fighting-trans-ukraine-grain.html

“During our history, the armed forces have supported dictatorial governments, and we want to put an end to that,” al-Burhan, a career soldier during former President Omar al-Bashir’s three-decade rule, said in a speech to soldiers on Sunday.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/26/sudanese-factions-mull-formation-of-one-army-in-transition-talks

Egypt openly backed the coup, Israel relied on al-Burhan for normalising relations, and the red carpet was rolled out in Istanbul for al-Burhan and Hemedti.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202305280046.html

Egypt openly backed the coup, Israel relied on al-Burhan for normalising relations, and the red carpet was rolled out in Istanbul for al-Burhan and Hemedti.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202305280046.html

It said Army chief Fattah al-Burhan agreed to facilitate and secure their evacuation “in the coming hours”.

Source: https://nationwideradiojm.com/diplomats-and-other-foreign-nationals-to-be-evacuated-from-sudan/

It’s essentially a power struggle between the leader of the Sudanese army, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the leader of the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (also known as the Hemedti).

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/what-is-the-latest-in-sudan_uk_644a2b32e4b011a819c5c0a2

On Friday, army leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he would never sit down with the RSF’s “rebel” leader, referring to General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/04/29/fighting-rages-in-khartoum/

Sudan’s military, headed by Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary group RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, are up in arms due to their disagreements over the proposed transition to civilian rule in the country.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/sudan-crisis-latest-news-khartoum-civilian-evauations-ceasefire-8574376/

The fighting pits forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against those of his deputy turned rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/04/un-warns-sudan-edge-abyss-battles-spark-foreign-exodus

The fighting pits the Sudanese army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by Burhan's former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230521-sudan-s-army-paramilitary-rsf-sign-seven-day-ceasefire-amid-intense-fighting

The fighting, which pits Sudan’s military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against RSF chief General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, followed rising tensions over a plan for the RSF’s integration into the regular military.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/04/19/rival-factions-defy-ceasefire-to-bombard-sudans-capital-japan-plans/

The two rival generals—Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as “Hemeti,” commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—both agreed.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/14/sudan-war-uae-russia-arms-gold-hemeti-burhan-rsf/

This led to the replacement of Hamdok's civilian government with a system led by al-Burhan and the military.

Source: https://theweek.com/north-africa/1022748/the-bloody-conflict-in-sudan

This resulted in a military coup carried out by al-Burhan in October 2021.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/5/16/sudan-to-break-the-cycle-of-violence-end-the-kleptocracy