New “video” evidence consolidates relationship

On Saturday, a new video clip surfaced on social media consolidating the widespread speculations concerning the existence of terrorist groups fighting alongside the Sudanese Army.
Observers expressed their deep concern about the widespread dissemination of a number of videos and photos confirming the association of fighters in the Sudanese army, its supporters, and State officials with terrorist acts and incitement that would deepen the great tragedy that the Sudanese public is experiencing due to the war that has been taking place for nearly a year between the Army and the Rapid Support Forces.

In addition, the widespread video clips that contain acts of beheadings, mutilation of bodies, and incitement are considered clear evidence of war crimes, according to the International Criminal Law. Observers indicated that there is a significant link between one of the groups fighting alongside the Army and the terrorist group (ISIS), according to what one of those clips clearly shows.
Whilst most of the brigades and extremist groups operate under the Popular Resistance Groups. The
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Shams al-Din Kabbashi, warned on Thursday of the dangers that could result from these groups and rejected the idea of the army being an instrument for any political group.

A senior officer in the Sudanese army revealed to Sky News Arabia that over the previous period, a number of army officers have been warning about the danger of linking the army to any militia groups that may have ties with a globally shunned terrorist organizations.
The officer went on to explain, “These elements’ involvement in the fight alongside the army takes place with a high-level of coordination with the Brotherhood political leaders that possess great influence within the army and security services, such as Ali Karti, Ahmed Haroun, and others.”

Numerous Indications
During the recent period, several circulating videos and photos indicated the commission of terrorist acts, some of which contained threatening and inciting messages directed at specific countries and political groups.
On Saturday, activists on social media shared a video clip showing a member of the Brotherhood organization fighting alongside the army, by the name of “Haitham Al-Khalla,” declaring the presence of active cadres in the movement abroad, and stating that they will be trained, even remotely, to carry out terrorist acts and attacks.
He had previously threatened in a video clip to target members of the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) and the Resistance Committees that led the revolution and ousted the Brotherhood regime in April 2019.
Legal expert Kamal Omar Abdel Salam points out the danger of such terrorist tendencies, which are clearly criminalized by local and international laws. Abdel Salam stated to Sky News Arabia that International Criminal Law and the regulations of the International Criminal Court stipulates deterrent penalties against perpetrators of crimes of terrorism and incitement.

An ongoing phenomenon
Aa a matter of fact, the clips of “Haitham Al-Khalla” were preceded by numerous clips and incidents that aligns with the same pattern. A few weeks prior, a warmonger who supports the army, a journalist by the name of Attaf Abdel Wahab, published a video clip in which he announced the shedding of the FFC members’ blood and urged the citizens to shoot to kill any member of the Forces of Freedom and Change Coalition. In December, Al-Bara’ Brigade, which has been fighting alongside the army since the beginning of the war, disclosed details concerning a close relationship between them and (ISIS). According to a circulating video clip, the selection of the current battalion commander, Al-Misbah Abu Zaid, came after the migration of his predecessor, “Abu Musab Al-Jaali,” to Syria in 2012.
He engaged in fighting with (ISIS) in the Levant, like numerous others belonging to jihadi organizations established by the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan after ceasing control in 1989, with the aim of lending help with the war South Sudan, which continued throughout the nineties and ended with the secession of the State of South Sudan in 2011.
In 2013, (ISIS) affiliated bloggers announced on their social media accounts that Abu Musab al-Jaali had survived following the death of his Sudanese colleague, Hassan Mamoun, whom were a part of a group assigned the task of storming a camp inside the Syrian territory. In a matter of days following the (ISIS) announcement in 2014 that _Sudanese jihadist groups would pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi_ Mohammad Ali Al-Jazouli, who made an appearance in a video clip alongside members related to Al-Bara’ Battalion mere days prior to the outbreak of war in Khartoum, pledged allegiance to Al-Baghdadi.