“Abu Al-Joukh” reveals the reason behind the Army’s intransigence
and rejection of negotiations
Sudanese political analyst Maher Abu Al-Joukh stated that what was described as the Army leadership’s “hardline stance” is related to its field situation. He told “Asharq Al-Awsat” that: “The Army can go to negotiations if it was able to change its military situation on the ground.”
The Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Army, Yasser Al-Atta, vowed to launch a significant military strike against the Rapid Support Forces, but he didn’t specify its location and instead stressed that “There is no negotiation or truce with the Rapid Support Forces.”
He explained that since the Rapid Support Forces took control of Al-Jazeera state “central Sudan”, the Army hasn’t been able to fulfill the promises it made to achieve military victories or resolution, whether by reclaiming Al-Jazeera or making military progress in Khartoum.
Abu Al-Joukh continued: “Added to the difficult situation is the siege imposed by the Rapid Support Forces on El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, which in turn confirms that the scene as a whole doesn’t indicate any improvement in the Army’s military position, and this is the main reason for its refusal to return to negotiations.”
The political analyst also places the elements of “Attracting Iran to the region again as well as trying to win over the Russian side” as two contributing factors that propell the Army leaders to reject the negotiation process currently, in hopes of gaining more time to improve their military situation.
