On the Decisive Factors for Victory in the Battle of Dignity

By Othman Jalal

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Liberating Khartoum from the defilement of the criminal militia must be followed by steps to achieve strategic victory. As the army and its supporting forces advance in the field, the senior leadership and key political and social figures supporting the Battle of Dignity must elevate the discourse of wisdom and the values of social peace. The rebellious militia has no tribe or ethnic affiliation, which makes it a moral duty to work on severing the ties between the criminal Dagalo family militia and the tribal components in Darfur and Kordofan — regions historically known for their honorable defense of national causes with both weapons and words. It is also our duty to raise awareness among militia members and detach them from the Dagalo family’s ambitions for power and rule.

Military and civilian elements supporting the militia must recognize that the Dagalo family’s gun will eventually turn against them if they succeed in ruling Sudan or Darfur in the event of secession. Indeed, this criminal weapon will ultimately turn against the narrow circle of the Dagalo family itself — such are the inevitable cycles of despotic rule based on tribalism. The social base in Kordofan and Darfur has a duty to rid itself of the Dagalo family criminals and align with the Sudanese state.

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The national duty also requires state leaders and prominent social and political figures to maintain continuous communication with the leadership of native administration in Kordofan and Darfur to sever their ties with the Dagalo family and to urge their sons to lay down their arms and abandon the militia. Military field leaders must engage with militia leaders and members, encouraging them to surrender in exchange for the amnesty offered by the Chairman of the Sovereign Council, ensuring fair treatment for surrendered militia members, and working toward their reintegration into society.

Moreover, the national duty demands that media institutions and influential cultural, intellectual, and political figures promote a discourse that upholds the values of national unity and social peace.

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The purpose of these ideas is to enlighten the military, civilian, and social base supporting the militia so that they understand they are merely tools in an old and renewed Israeli scheme aimed at keeping Sudan in a state of perpetual crisis, fragmentation, and instability. They must also realize that they are pawns in Mohammed bin Zayed’s ambitions to dominate Sudan’s economic and natural resources and that they are nothing more than mercenaries and mouthpieces for the Dagalo family’s aspirations to seize the Sudanese state and pass it down through generations.

The strategic goals of these ideas are twofold: internally, to restore social cohesion, protect national unity from foreign infiltration, and mobilize all sectors of Sudanese society to fight alongside the army. Military victory on the ground will not be complete until every inch of Darfur and Kordofan, desecrated by the militia, is liberated. Our hope is that the army will impose law and state authority in these states peacefully through the will of their native leaders and sons once the militia leaders and members have been neutralized or have surrendered.

Strategic victory will be achieved by dismantling the ideological, mental, and behavioral foundations of the Janjaweed phenomenon, which have accumulated since the first rebellion in the South in 1955 to the Hemeti rebellion on April 15, 2023. It will also be achieved by establishing a culture of dialogue and political peacefulness and by promoting a society-led approach to national development, democratic transformation, and civilizational renaissance.

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Political and military leadership must recognize that the battle for national honor must be decisively won by completely eliminating the remnants of the militia. However, if this is to be the case, we must anticipate surprises in the course of the battle, including the possibility that the militia could acquire strategic weapons, especially aircraft, or that there could be direct military intervention by neighboring countries supporting the militia, or even direct aerial support from the UAE. Therefore, the leadership must maintain a state of full mobilization and armament, equipping the entire population and ensuring that the army, the popular resistance, and supporting forces have access to the latest ground, air, and naval weaponry.

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On the regional and international level, Sudan’s geostrategic location has historically enabled it to drive change in neighboring African states. Therefore, the political and diplomatic leadership must make it clear to countries supporting the militia that if they continue fueling the war and Sudan spirals into chaos or if Darfur secedes, the resulting fallout will inevitably spread, shaking their fragile thrones and destabilizing their already troubled, identity-driven societies.

Sudan’s leadership must also engage in direct dialogue with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, making it clear that his interests with Sudan will remain secure within the framework of international norms and the historic ties between the two peoples. This can only happen if he severs ties with the criminal militia and apologizes to the Sudanese people — who have contributed to the UAE’s modern development — and agrees to provide compensation and assist in rebuilding what the war has destroyed.

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Sudanese leadership must also warn Mohammed bin Zayed that if his escalation of the war leads Sudan into fragmentation and collapse, it will result in the loss of the state’s monopoly on lawful violence, leading to the proliferation of armed groups and widespread access to weapons — which would eventually threaten the strategic security of the UAE itself.

Sudan’s leadership must also seek to establish strategic alliances with Russia, China, Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia to support the decisive resolution of the Battle of Dignity and to drive post-war reconstruction and development.

Finally, Sudanese political and diplomatic leadership must inform the international community that if Sudan descends into a scenario of creative chaos, it will provide fertile ground for the resurgence of terrorist groups lurking in the region, posing a strategic threat to regional and global peace and security. The international community has a moral and legal obligation to classify the militia as a terrorist organization, hold its supporters accountable, and empower the Sudanese state and army to eradicate it.

The slogan “One Army, One People” remains the strategic pillar for resolving the Battle of Dignity and building a united, democratic, and thriving Sudan.