(8) Army battalions arrive in Darfur..

Eyewitnesses and military sources revealed the arrival of military reinforcements of the army and the joint force of the armed movements to the city of Al-Malha, located 210 km northeast of El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, coming from the city of Al-Daba in the Northern State.

The witnesses reported that four-wheel drive combat vehicles carrying soldiers from the joint force arrived to receive them east of Al-Malha.

An eyewitness in the city of Al-Malha revealed the arrival of large military reinforcements of the army and the joint force to the city from the Northern State to lift the siege imposed on the city of El-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces since last May.

He pointed out that the military manifestations in the city are clear, with the presence of new reinforcements and a wide deployment of forces in Jebel Issa, north of Al-Malha.

A military source in the army – who preferred to remain anonymous – confirmed the arrival of 8 military battalions to the Darfur region, which the army sent to lift the siege of Al-Fasher and advance to other cities in the region.

He pointed out that the battalions arrived last week with all their military equipment on their way to the city of El Fasher and other areas of the region, with a focus on El Fasher.

In mid-February, the Assistant Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Yasser Al-Atta, and the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Mohamed Osman Al-Hussein, accompanied by Minni Arko Minnawi, the Governor of Darfur Region, bid farewell to a number of military forces and battalions on their way to the region in the city of Al-Daba in the Northern State.