The RSF calls for “cleansing” the Sudanese Army of figures close to Al Bashir and “building a new military institution”

The group’s leader stresses that “the future of the country depends on completely eradicating the remnants of the old regime.”

July 18 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has stressed that the Sudanese Army “must be cleaned” of elements close to the regime of former president Omar Hasan al Bashir, who was overthrown in 2019, and has opted to “build a new military institution”, in the context of the fighting that broke out on April 15 in the African country between the group, now considered a rebel by Khartoum, and the Armed Forces.

“The future of the country depends on completely eradicating the remnants of the old regime, particularly within the Armed Forces. The Army must be cleansed and carry out its duties free from the influence of ideological groups,” said Dagalo, known popularly known as ‘Hemedti’, he pointed out in an audio message published through his account on the social network Twitter.

“We will not return to the era of extremism, terrorism and hostility towards our regional and international partners, which isolated our country due to diplomatic and economic blockades,” he said, before emphasizing “firmly” that “there is no longer room for old regime and those responsible for planning coups d’état”.

Thus, he has stated that the RSF seeks to “materialize the objectives of the glorious revolution, to establish civil democratic governance, build a new military institution and create a professional Army”, while adding that “the most important thing is to achieve victory for our people and their glorious revolution, not personal interests”.

“Our arms are open to the honorable soldiers of the Sudanese Armed Forces, whom we continue to ask to stop fighting and join the popular will”, said ‘Hemedti’, who has insisted that “it is the responsibility of the honorable members of the Armed Forces to align themselves with the popular will”.

For this reason, he has emphasized that the RSF “will not allow” people linked to the Al Bashir regime “to regain power and continue humiliating, oppressing, looting resources and harming the people” and has denounced “the suffering caused by those who kidnapped the decision-making apparatus of the Armed Forces and dragged the country into this war”.

‘Hemedti’ has thus advocated for “an exhaustive solution” to the conflict, which has led to “catastrophic circumstances” for the population, including a worsening of “suffering”, “especially in Khartoum and Darfur”, as well as advancing to “build a bright future for the country, based on justice and equality, without discrimination”.

“We are making significant efforts with local and international actors to alleviate the suffering as much as possible,” he stressed, before insisting that “the country is waiting to rebuild itself on new pillars.” “We remain committed to achieving victory (…) to eradicate injustice and nepotism,” she reiterated.

“The cause we defend is linked to the future of the country and it is a matter of being or not being,” he said, before warning that the RSF “will respond quickly to the plans of those who exploit religion.” “We believe that God supports us and not our adversaries, he has outlined her, before transferring to the members of the paramilitary group that” now it is a matter of victory or martyrdom “.

The hostilities broke out in the context of an increase in tensions over the integration of the RSF into the Armed Forces, a key part of an agreement signed in December to form a new civilian government and reactivate the transition open after the overthrow of Al Bashir, damaged by the coup d’état of October 2021, in which the prime minister of unity, Abdalá Hamdok, was overthrown.

The war has so far left more than 1,100 dead, according to the Sudanese Ministry of Health, but the real figures could be much higher considering the inter-communal violence unleashed in the Kordofan and Darfur regions.

In addition, more than three million people have been displaced, including nearly 740,000 who have fled to neighboring countries, according to data released last week by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), amid reports of daily atrocities and large-scale sexual abuse. against the women and girls of the country.