In an impassioned and defiant address to the Sudanese people, Marshal Minni Arko Minnawi paid tribute to the resilience of El Fasher, describing it as \u201cthe city that stands tall and never breaks,\u201d despite the massacres and heavy assaults it has endured in recent days.<\/p>\n
\u201cEl Fasher has not fallen\u2014it stands proudly on its ashes,\u201d Minnawi declared. \u201cThose who fight for their land and dignity are never defeated. We die standing but never bow.\u201d
\nHe praised the steadfastness of civilians and joint forces defending the city, saying they had proven an unbreakable will: \u201cWe do not end\u2014we begin anew.\u201d<\/p>\n
Minnawi accused the RSF of committing massacres and acts of genocide, alleging it sought to cover up evidence by banning fighters from recording the atrocities.
\n\u201cThe blood of the innocent will not be silenced, and the truth will not be buried,\u201d he said, blaming the international community\u2019s silence on what he called \u201cgenocide and ethnic cleansing.\u201d
\nHe warned that history would mark such silence as a disgrace born of fear of financiers.<\/p>\n
In political remarks, Minnawi pledged to launch a new phase of struggle to liberate all Sudanese territory, asserting that Darfur is an inseparable part of Sudan and will not forsake national unity.
\nHe acknowledged \u201cpast mistakes and failures\u201d that must be corrected \u201cto protect the nation from invasion.\u201d<\/p>\n
He outlined four priorities for the next phase:<\/p>\n
1. Rectifying mistakes and strengthening national defense capabilities.<\/p>\n
2. Defeating what he termed \u201cthe tool of occupation forces\u201d\u2014a reference to the RSF.<\/p>\n
3. Focusing on displacement and refugee issues while documenting crimes to prevent impunity.<\/p>\n
4. Mobilizing domestic and international support, emphasizing the RSF\u2019s fragility and reliance on foreign fighters.<\/p>\n
Minnawi vowed: \u201cBefore the blood of the martyrs, I swear we will rebuild what was destroyed and rise from the ashes.\u201d
\nHe reassured the Sudanese that his forces and leadership remain intact and continue to defend the country.<\/p>\n
The speech came at a critical juncture, amid intensifying battles, heavy bombardments, and mounting civilian casualties in El Fasher, as regional and international actors face growing pressure to respond to the crisis in Darfur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In an impassioned and defiant address to the Sudanese people, Marshal Minni Arko Minnawi paid tribute to the resilience of El Fasher, describing it as \u201cthe city that stands tall and never breaks,\u201d despite the massacres and heavy assaults it has endured in recent days. \u201cEl Fasher has not fallen\u2014it stands proudly on its ashes,\u201d …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56492"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56494,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56492\/revisions\/56494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}