{"id":59920,"date":"2026-01-13T19:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=59920"},"modified":"2026-01-13T19:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:10:23","slug":"cutting-the-arteries-how-the-militias-end-began-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/cutting-the-arteries-how-the-militias-end-began-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting the Arteries: How the Militia\u2019s End Began (2\/3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I See\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Adel El-Baz<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In the first installment of this article, we examined how the militia\u2019s supply arteries began to be severed on two fronts.<\/strong>
\nThe first was the Libya front, which constituted a major supply line for weapons, fuel, and mercenaries. The second line, from Chad, was subsequently cut off after it became unsafe due to penetrations by Sudanese military intelligence and its ability to monitor all movements from Cameroon to N\u2019Djamena.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today, we turn to the remaining supply lines and how they, too, were cut\u2014until supplies coming from Abu Dhabi became effectively useless.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong><\/span>
\nA third artery was handled by Russia\u2014specifically the route coming from the Central African Republic. Ironically, Russia itself had established this artery through the presence of Wagner, which had been cooperating with the militia in smuggling gold from Jebel Amer and the Singo area across the border into the Central African Republic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week, Russian forces affiliated with the Africa Corps announced that they had expelled Rapid Support Forces militia units and other militias from their camps along the border. This means that Russia now controls the area where the militia once operated freely\u2014effectively cutting off the militia\u2019s supply line from the Central African Republic, as well as severing gold supply chains and smuggling routes across that border.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I do not rule out the possibility that Sudanese intelligence\u2014long connected to militias there since the days of the Seleka and Anti-Balaka movements, and through Sudan\u2019s ties with African intelligence services via the CISA organization\u2014played a role in providing information on the militia\u2019s movements across Africa. This is in addition to Russia\u2019s supportive stance toward the Sudanese army and government.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThis leaves the militia with only one remaining artery: the south, overseen by Tut Galuak. After the militia seized the Heglig area, South Sudan realized the danger it could face if it continued its habitual deception game in pursuit of promises and inducements from Abu Dhabi. President Salva Kiir ultimately realized\u2014following his recent visit to Abu Dhabi\u2014that the UAE was targeting him personally, just as it was targeting President Al-Burhan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During Tut Galuak\u2019s recent visit to Port Sudan, following his reappointment and in the aftermath of Heglig, all files were put on the table\u2014not just the oil file. Any agreement had to be comprehensive. Sudan does not need the $200 million a month generated by South Sudanese oil\u2014it can compensate for that\u2014but South Sudan has no alternatives. If it continues to support the militia, or even turns a blind eye to the flow of mercenaries, weapons, and logistical supplies across its borders, Sudan will take a different stance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tut Galuak pledged to address the matter as swiftly as possible, especially after the removal of the UAE-linked clique within South Sudan\u2019s state institutions. It is well known that weapons enter Sudan through other routes, but the south is the main gateway for mercenaries\u2014and this artery must be shut down. We now await whether Galuak\u2019s promises will be honored.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThere remains only one final artery feeding the militia: Ethiopia, which made a grave mistake by allowing militia camps on its territory along the eastern border with Damazin, in the Asosa area. This move provoked Egypt as never before. Cairo interpreted it as evidence that the UAE had entered the arena and was now playing in a highly sensitive zone\u2014supporting a clear enemy seeking to sever Egypt\u2019s own lifelines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once Egypt grasped the gravity of the situation and where it could lead, it carried out surgical operations in the Yabous area and, in one way or another, helped destroy all military movements and logistical supplies coming from Asosa to Khor Yabous. These supplies had been intended to arm Joseph Tuka\u2019s forces, which were trained in Asosa camps under the watchful eye\u2014and with the assistance\u2014of Ethiopia, and fully funded by the UAE.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UAE had withdrawn its equipment from Somalia\u2019s Puntland region after its expulsion\u2014officially announced yesterday\u2014from all Somali territories and ports, and redirected that equipment to the militia\u2019s camps in Asosa. This came amid strained relations between Somalia and the UAE under Saudi pressure\u2014a story for another time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here, we see how Egypt and its writers and media pivoted to recognize the scale of the conspiracy surrounding it. Even Amani Al-Tawil was compelled, for the first time, to attack both the UAE and Ethiopia. Welcome to awareness, Amani. We had long said that this rebellion was, at its core, directed against Egypt\u2014a Zionist-Emirati plot to encircle it\u2014but you would not listen. Now your sight is sharp. Congratulations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Egypt finally grasped the truth after seeing that Israeli experts were running the Janjaweed camps in Asosa, and that the objective was to reach the Roseires Dam. Egypt understands the danger of militia control over water gates amid its dispute with Ethiopia over water issues. Yesterday, the Israeli foreign minister visited Ethiopia and called for \u201cstrengthening the strategic partnership with Ethiopia.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Egypt knows that its national security requires a force capable of safeguarding it\u2014and that it is unwise to barter that security for billions here or there, in places like Ras Al-Hikma.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As for Sudan, its message was clear in President Al-Burhan\u2019s words:<\/strong>
\n\u201cWhoever thinks Sudan is weak is delusional.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ethiopians must have listened carefully to that message\u2014its meaning being: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, your house is made of straw; do not play with fire at others\u2019 doors when it is so close to your own borders. Sudan is not without allies it can rely on. In time, Ethiopia will realize that it opened the gates of hell upon itself when it allowed its territory to become a playground for Janjaweed gangs and surrendered its decision-making to the UAE.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glory be to God\u2014Sudan, which helped liberate Ethiopia, is repaid by having Ethiopian territory opened to Janjaweed, mercenaries, and new colonial forces to destroy it. May God have mercy on you, Urwa\u2014you are fortunate not to have lived to see this age of triviality and cheap sellouts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To be continued.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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