Sudan army chief Burhan meets Saudi crown prince in wake of Khartoum victory

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan discussed the situation in Sudan with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Sudan ese Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan discussed the situation in Sudan with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported. The two leaders agreed to establish a coordination council to enhance relations between the two countries. Burhan's visit to the kingdom, which has previously brokered talks to end the fighting in Sudan , comes after the army drove its rival, the Rapid Support Forces, from most of Khartoum city as part of a two-year battle for control of the capital. In March, It regained control of most of the strategic and government buildings in the capital, including the Republican Palace — the sea t of the pre-war government. The war has killed tens of thousands of people and uprooted more than 12 million, according to UN figures. It has also split Africa's third-largest country in two, with the army holding the north and east while the RSF controls parts of the south and nearly a ll of the vast western region of Darfur, which borders Chad. Analysts have blamed the RSF's losses on strategic blunders, internal divisions and dwindling supplies.