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Africa Horn

Sudan's Al-Burhan vows no return to pre-war era

2024-04-10

[SUDANTRIBUNE] In a brief Eid al-Fitr address to the nation, Sudan
Sudan

...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
ese army chief Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declared a decisive break with the past. He stressed that the pre-war period, encompassing both al-Bashir’s regime and the transitional government, is over. Sudan is on a new path.
"To ignorance, brutality, and starvation! Huzzah!"

Al-Burhan stressed that the ongoing conflict, which began in April 2023, will be known as the "Battle of Dignity" and will serve as the foundation for building a new future for Sudan. He delivered a strong message, stating: "There is no turning back. No return to what existed before April 15, 2023, October 25, 2021, or April 2019."

These words can be interpreted as a rejection of several possibilities: a return to al-Bashir’s Islamist regime due to the Islamists’ participation in the war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the reinstatement of the pre-coup d’état civilian transitional government, or the Political Framework Agreement aimed at integrating the RSF into the regular army (the cause of the current conflict).

Military leadership has consistently opposed handing power back to civilian forces. Notably, al-Burhan has refused talks with the "Tagadum" coalition regarding ending the war and its aftermath. He has also repeated several times that the RSF leadership will not be reintegrated into power, and only individual fighters may join the army after surrendering weapons and entering designated cantonment sites.

Al-Burhan expressed optimism about the war’s progress, attributing it to the "unity between the army and the people." He proclaimed, "This is the moment — the battle of dignity, the battle for the homeland. A new chapter begins."

He commended the unwavering Sudanese people who have joined the Popular Resistance® forces across the country to "repel aggression and cleanse the land of Sudan from mercenaries and hired guns."

The General pledged unwavering commitment, vowing to "continue on the path of the deaders" until "the last rebel and traitor is expelled from Sudan, and every area tainted by rebellion is purified."

Posted by:Fred

#1 Whistling past the graveyard. That Gedaref in the Arab heartland has been attacked indicates just more trouble for the Government. Eventually, the Arab and Islamist government may be left with El Obeid, Port Sudan and provinces to the north of Khartoum. As long as the RSF can use its Darfur gold mine to pay for weapons from the United Arab Emirates it will survive. Thus, the old Sudan is dying on the vine. What will emerge is still anyone's guess.

Posted by: Huputle+Cherelet4131 2024-04-10 08:45

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