Sudan’s military leader visits Egypt on his first trip since war

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00:00 In the first trip abroad since fighting broke out in his own country, Sudan's General Fatah

00:07 al-Burhan visited long-term ally Egypt for talks with President Sisi, where he welcomed

00:13 Egypt's offer to mediate between Sudan's army and the rapid support forces.

00:19 "We are committed to ending the war and putting an end to this tragedy.

00:28 We, in the armed forces, are committed to setting a real transitional period in order

00:34 for the Sudanese people to consolidate the state through free and fair elections that

00:40 enable them to decide who will rule them."

00:45 The self-appointed military leader overthrew the civilian government in 2021, which before

00:51 being toppled had already committed to a timeline for holding elections.

00:56 The general's visit comes as shelling in Darfur on Tuesday killed dozens of civilians, mostly

01:02 women and children.

01:03 They're the latest casualties in a conflict that has killed thousands and turned once

01:09 residential areas in Khartoum and other towns into urban battlegrounds.

01:14 Almost five million people have been forced to flee.

01:17 "We were told of a route out, but despite that four of us were wounded.

01:23 We wandered barefoot around al-Janina for seven days, moving from one place to another.

01:28 We had no water and no food.

01:38 Even though I was seven months pregnant, I had to carry my four-year-old boy on my back

01:43 and my girl who was six followed on foot.

01:46 We were walking barefoot."

01:49 On Sunday, RSF chief Mohamed Hamdan Dagelo proposed a ten-point peace plan, which was

01:55 swiftly rejected by al-Burhan.

01:57 At least seven ceasefires have been brokered and broken since the start of the conflict.

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