Sudan's Military Vows to Uphold Civilian Rule

Sudan's top general, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, declared the military's commitment to a civilian-led government on the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, following brutal fighting between his forces and a powerful paramilitary group that has killed 413 people and wounded 3,551 others. However, for many Sudanese, Burhan's claim rang hollow 18 months after he joined forces with his current rival to seize power in a coup that cast aside Sudan's pro-democracy forces. Both the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have a long history of human rights abuses in Sudan.