{"id":24753,"date":"2026-01-30T21:14:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexicopress.com\/?p=24753"},"modified":"2026-01-30T22:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:50:51","slug":"al-burhan-hails-civilian-return-to-khartoum-as-defiance-of-skeptics-and-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexicopress.com\/?p=24753","title":{"rendered":"Al-Burhan Hails Civilian Return to Khartoum as Defiance of \u201cSkeptics and Agents\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24753\" class=\"elementor elementor-24753\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-741cfb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"741cfb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee8cb5 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ee8cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"408\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\">Sudan\u2019s Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman, <strong data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"198\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\">Abdel Fattah al-Burhan<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, has welcomed the return of civilians to areas of Khartoum recently retaken from the <strong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"325\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\">Rapid Support Forces<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, framing the move as a direct rejection of claims that the capital remains unsafe.<\/p><p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"801\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\">Speaking after Friday prayers in the Al-Kalakla district south of <strong data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"517\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\">Khartoum<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, al-Burhan said the voluntary return of residents was \u201cthe clearest reply\u201d to those he accused of exaggerating insecurity to prevent people from going back to their homes. He stressed that citizens were choosing to return out of a desire to rebuild their country, not under coercion.<\/p><p data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"1149\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\">Al-Burhan emphasized unity between civilians and the armed forces, declaring that \u201cthe people and the army are one hand\u201d in defeating what he described as a rebellion. He added that figures he accused of operating from abroad would not be welcomed back, singling out former Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1133\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\">Abdalla Hamdok<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and his allies.<\/p><p data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1419\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\">Addressing criticism from political opponents, al-Burhan dismissed allegations by former Cabinet Affairs Minister <strong data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1306\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\">Khaled Omer Yousif<\/span><\/span><\/strong> that the army used chemical weapons, saying such claims would find \u201cno listening ear\u201d among the Sudanese public.<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1536\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\"><p data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1536\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807730492-i4une\">\u201cThe return of our people to Khartoum is the clearest reply to those who say Sudan is unsafe.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102318f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"102318f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/8VjzTNgimdw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8370288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8370288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1756\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807820258-asvn4\"><li data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1621\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807820258-asvn4\"><p data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1621\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807820258-asvn4\">Al-Burhan calls civilian return a symbol of national defiance<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1676\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807820258-asvn4\"><p data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"1676\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807820258-asvn4\">Stresses unity between the army and the population<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1756\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807820258-asvn4\"><p data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1756\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807820258-asvn4\">Rejects foreign-based political opposition and chemical weapons allegations<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1758\" data-end=\"1937\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-tldrly-ref=\"tldrly-1769807820258-asvn4\">The remarks underscore the military leadership\u2019s effort to project stability and popular backing as fighting with the RSF continues and Sudan\u2019s political future remains contested.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudan\u2019s Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has welcomed the return of civilians to areas of Khartoum recently retaken from the Rapid Support Forces, framing the move as a direct rejection of claims that the capital remains unsafe. Speaking after Friday prayers in the Al-Kalakla district south of Khartoum, al-Burhan said the voluntary return 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