The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, in collaboration with the army, seeks to expand the war zone… What have they done?
The Muslim Brotherhood group is working to expand the war zone in Sudan by opening up new fronts and involving tribes and clans in the fighting, in cooperation and coordination with leaders of the Sudanese army.
According to the London-based newspaper Al-Arab, South Kordofan state, in the south of the country, is witnessing armed clashes between the Sudanese army and the popular resistance representing the Kizan on one side, and the Sudan Liberation Movement on the other, leading to a widespread displacement of civilians.
The popular movement accused the army of initiating the attack by targeting a school in its controlled areas, resulting in the death of 13 students and teachers and injuring 45 others.
The Sudan Liberation Movement revealed in a statement issued the day before yesterday that it was taken by surprise last Thursday by a sudden air strike by the Sudanese air force via an Antonov aircraft on the village of Al-Hadra in the Dalamy district – in the Nuba Mountains, which dropped several explosive barrels killing 11 students and 2 teachers, in addition to injuring 45 others.
The movement condemned what it described as “the cowardly barbaric attack and behavior”, stating that if the Sudanese armed forces wanted a war with the people’s army, they knew the location of its camps and positions well. It added: “There is no reason to bomb an innocent children’s school. For what reasons and justifications was this school bombed and children killed?” The movement considered that what happened confirms that the armed forces continue to hold “their bad combat doctrine, as a colonial army founded since 1925 to control, suppress, and kill Sudanese.”
Observers believe that the army’s attack on areas under the control of the Halu Movement is a directed message from its leadership that whoever is not with the army is against it. Since the outbreak of the conflict on April 15 between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, the positions of armed movements in Sudan have been divided between those who support one or the other of the main protagonists of the conflict and those who are reserved.
Observers said that the People’s Movement has been clear from the outset in not engaging with any of the main protagonists of the conflict, instead seeking to exploit the conflict to strengthen its areas of influence.
Polarizations of armed movements have recently increased, with a number of them explicitly aligning with support for the army, such as the Justice and Equality Movement and the Minni Arko Minnawi Movement.
