On 10 February, Sudan’s largest opponent alliance, Takdam, finally, took place.
This disagreement was on the fact that one of the combative parties in Sudan’s almost two -year war is to participate in a new parallel government being established by paramilitary rapid support forces (RSF).
Formed in October 2023, the Takdam alliance consisted of armed movements, political parties and civil society activists and this Abdullah Hamdok, the former Prime Minister overthrew Sudan’s army and by RSF in 2021.
Now, Takdam is divided into two.
Members taking political positions in parallel administration of RSF are now known as Taasis (Foundation). They are mostly armed movements, analysts told Al Jazira, who turned their weapons into leadership roles in the new RSF government.
“Armed groups do not have a constituency, so they trust a big, armed actor [like the RSF] As a guarantor for a political seat, “Kholud Khair, the founding director of the Confluence Advisory Think Tank, said.
Traditional political leaders, including Hamdok, who chose not to join the RSF, formed a small opposing alliance called Somoud (flexibility), who were trying to preserve their neutrality and reputation.
“Political parties don’t need [a guarantor] And it will be a political suicide for them that they form a government with RSF … They do not want to see the government with genocide, “he said, referring to the determination of the United States that RSF Sudan Has the massacre in Darfur.
Tainted label
Taqaddum was originally an anti -alliance, which broke between the RSF and the Army in April 2023, which was ending that struggle, after a dispute to integrate the east later.
The struggle has triggered the biggest humanitarian crisis with most measures, thousands of killed in armed struggle, famine was declared famine and some 12 million people uprooted their homes.
Taqaddum was already struggling for relevance, many of its citizens politicians are considered very close to RSF during arbitration negotiations – to end the war and resume the 2021 coup and resume the war with the aim of ending the war and one Starting the infection again.
When signed the announcement of principles (DOP) with RSF in January 2024, Taqaddum’s reputation gave a huge blow.
The DOP targeted to restore service provisions in areas under RSF control and ensure that the group would respect the basic laws of war.
According to the local monitor, the deal took place after capturing Sudan’s breadbusket Gaizira state capital Wad Madani, where he committed atrocities, including rape, looting and extraordinary murders, according to local monitor.
At that time, Taqaddum was seen by many people as misuse of RSF by signing a DOP.
Alan Boswell, an expert at Sudan for the International Crisis Group, said the agreement “western diplomats” growing concern that parts of Takadam were enhanced “.
Sudan policy analyst and PhD candidate Hamid Khalafallah at Manchester University agreed that the signature increased the validity crisis of Takdam.
“There was an issue of Taqaddum that was coituring with RSF or was slightly more with RSF because RSF kept saying what Taqaddum wanted to hear and the army was quite resistant [to peace talks]”Khalfallah told Al Jazira.
New beginning?
Analysts told Al Jazeera that the splinter could be a “blessing in disguise” as it allows Somoud to distance himself from the RSF, “reinforces himself”, and better Sudani joins with citizens. .
Bosewell believes that Somoud is now less tainted than Takdam, but is also small as an alliance and predicts the West that Somoud is the West before deciding to consider a neutral actor to consider it on a neutral actor ” Wait more to see “.
He also believes that, best, Somoud can be part of a comprehensive citizen unity government, where most of the authorities as part of a strength-sharing agreement to end the war. Aligned with.
Khalfallah said that Somoud should do more outreach for local organizations and activist groups and ensure that its rhetoric is not different from the realities of Sudan citizens on the ground.
“They can accept that people experience better [the army] Rekind the region and support for the army, “Khalfalflah said to Al Jazira, saying that Somoud can maintain its neutrality because such acknowledgment will not oppose their calls for the army and RSF To end this war quickly.
Somod, a spokesman of Somod, Associate Professor of School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences at Long Island University, said that Somoud has always outreed and any criticism believes that Takadam was very close to RSF. Against the opposing alliance.
He claimed that the army helped and invited to sign the DOP, but refused to appear, instead the DoP exploited to frame Takdam as a coalition ” Sympathy or supports “RSF.
“We knew the allegations from day one [against Taqaddum] Were part of a political campaign … Everyone knew that they were lies, ”he told Al Jazira.
“Although it affected the impression of Takadam, but to tell you clearly, I do not believe that there was no evidence to suggest to support Taqaddum RSF.”
Many citizens across the country despise the RSF and welcome the recurrence of the region of the army, saying that the army brings some stability.
However, the army has also been accused of making a wave of retaliation against those who have RSF sympathy. The attacks are often against ethnic lines or against workers and local relief workers, the human rights groups, the monitoring of the United Nations and the workers on the ground.
Army spokesman Nail Abdullah has repeatedly denied al -Jazeera’s allegations.
