For 30 years, Omar al-Bashir, a former military officer, ruled Sudan with dire and indiscriminate violence. When he was toppled in a mass coup in April 2019, many hoped the resource-rich country in the Horn of Africa would finally get its chance to move toward a free society with a representative and accountable administration. but the tragedy of Sudan that demonic regime The one built by Mr. Basheer lasted longer than his reign. Within two years of his fall, the army was back, and now, a power struggle between the top two generals has pushed Sudan to the brink of civil war. Dozens of civilians have already been killed in fighting between the army and the infamous paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and other parts of the country on Saturday. Despite international calls for a truce, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military chief of staff as well as head of the Sovereignty Council, the Transitional Administration, and his deputy Lt. Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who commanded the RSF, has refused to hold talks, blaming each other for the attacks. Mr Dagallo, who owns Russia’s Wagner private military company and has close ties to Saudi Arabia, claims the RSF has taken control of the presidential palace and has vowed to bring General Burhan to justice, a claim the military has rejected. Has and started air. Attacks against RSF sites.
Just two years ago, two generals joined hands to oust a civilian transition government and take over the reins of the country. Faced with international isolation and domestic pressure, he agreed to transfer power back to the citizens. But differences emerged over who should have control of the post-transition military. General Burhan favors integration of the RSF into the regular military and a transition to a civilian government to take place in two years, while General Dagalo, who fears he will lose his clout, wants a delay of 10 years. Discord turned into mistrust and mistrust turned into fighting. And the fighting could drag the country, which has a history of internal conflict, into an all-out civil war. Sudan’s generals are known for having little regard for the welfare of their people. The country is facing an economic crisis, with rising inflation and a burning hunger problem. The last thing Sudan wants is a civil war. If the generals’ priority is to solve Sudan’s fundamental problems, they should heed calls for a ceasefire and dialogue, and commit themselves to a time-sensitive democratic transition. Decades of military rule in Sudan have resulted in many atrocities. Generals Burhan and Dagalo should not walk on the same path.