By Yodit Admasu
African View 17/11/2023
The Sudanese Armed Struggle Movement has broken its silence on the atrocities that are being committed on the Sudanese people. On a statement issued by the movement the conflict is having a devastating effect on the people and that the movement had tried its level best to avoid the currently inflamed war in the country.
The statement further stated, “After the eruption of the war on April 15, 2023, we made diligent endeavors and strenuous efforts to contain the situation internally and externally. A matter, which required a neutral position as a necessary input for the mediator to be accepted by the disputed parties.” However due to the violence and distractions caused by RSF and its intention to divide the country the movement in its statement has stated its decision to stand against the force.
“The violations of the Rapid Support Militia have escalated in killing unarmed citizens on the basis of race and opening dangerous detention centers in Khartoum, Umm Rawaba, Nyala, Zalingei, El Geneina, and most recently, Umm Kadada locality, as a result of fabricated political charges.”
In line with this reality on the ground the movement has announced its position as follows:
1. As result of these practices, crimes against humanity, and blatant violations of human rights, including the right of life, all of these practices are considered as against the homeland and the citizen. Therefore, we declare our departure from neutrality, and we strongly condemn these violations committed by these militias and we also declare our strong resistance to these practices.
2. We are declaring our absolute adherence to the unity of Sudan, the land and the people, we will not abandon it, we are sacrificing our lives and our souls, and we will never allow the agenda of dismantling Sudan that is currently underway to be passed.
3. On light of the threat to the unity of Sudan, and the repeated militia attacks on cities and villages and the assault on defenseless citizens, and on light of the threat now posed to humanitarian and commercial convoys by trying to cut off supply routes to cities and regions, all these developments make us abandon any neutrality and declare our participation in Military operations on all fronts without hesitation.
4. We strongly warn the forces that seek to tear apart the unity of Sudan by using foreign powers and mercenaries crossing the border and seeking to establish independent States on the ruins of the Sudanese State.
5. We are calling on our people in Sudan in general and in Darfur particularly to unite the internal front to confront the threat of division. We stand firm in the face of all internal and foreign conspiracies to tear Sudan apart. We will never allow Darfur to be a gateway to the disintegration of Sudan.
6. We are calling on the regional and international community, and all Sudanese entities, to take a clear stance to stop the war and preserve Sudan’s unity and national sovereignty, and we are calling on the African Union in particular to stop the violations and crimes of genocide that are being committed now in Darfur for the second time.
7. While we are expressing our deep gratitude to our sisterly country Chad for its role in supporting the people of Darfur in receiving refugees fleeing the hell of wars, as well as our appreciation and thanks to the Chadian people for their position in supporting the Sudanese people, but we are calling on the Chadian leadership to take a different position, which is to stop supporting and assisting the Rapid Support militias in their war against Sudan and stop supplying it with logistics, military equipment, and mercenaries through opening its borders, airspace, airports, and lands, which is something witnessed and denounced by the Chadian citizen before the Sudanese.
8. We are calling on some regional countries that supporting the Rapid Support militias in their war against Sudan to immediately stop their blatant interference in Sudanese affairs.
The movement has also put its solution as follow:
· First: An immediate and permanent ceasefire.
· Second: it is necessary of united role of the regional and international community in supporting the Sudanese-Sudanese solution, taking into account Sudan’s sovereignty and unity.
· Third: Agreeing on a negotiated Sudanese national project based on Sudanese will.
Comments