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Opinion | The desired model in Sudan: Egyptian-style "democracy" Israel today

2021-10-25T13:49:48.386Z


General Al Burhan, who ordered the military coup in his country, sees the establishment of a regime similar to that of his neighbor to the north as a desired result for Sudan • The weak protest from Washington proves that the move was right and necessary


The army forces loyal to the chairman of the military council in Sudan, General Abd al-Fatah al-Burhan, launched an extensive arrest operation last night in the country's government institutions, arresting Prime Minister Hamduk and other senior ministers as well as political figures opposing the military council. To the West at the expense of traditional ties with extremist Islamic organizations and close cooperation with jihadist terrorist organizations, which have previously paved Sudan's path to the blacklist of pro-terrorism countries.

Military coup in Sudan: Civilians block the streets of the capital Khartoum.

Photo: Reuters

During the reign of the ousted dictator Omar al-Bashir Sudan positioned itself as the most important logistical center of radical Islamic terrorist organizations, and beyond Sudan being a bridgehead for arms and weapons smuggling in conflict zones in the Middle East such as Syria, Yemen and Iraq and especially to jihadist organizations And Palestinian terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, the Islamic government in Khartoum allowed the establishment of bases and training camps that served the Islamic terrorist organizations, often at the expense of the disintegrating Sudanese military forces and the civil society in Sudan that underwent economic sanctions imposed on the 44 million people.

The overthrow of al-Bashir and the taking of the reins in the country by the military council headed by General al-Burhan and his loyalists heralded winds of change in the country.

Although the West was skeptical and suspicious of the military's seizure of power, the sovereign council was later formed by military and civilian political currents in the country, and the imposition of a government train by Abdullah Hamduk, a world-renowned Sudanese economist with liberal views, Practically stabilize the political system in a country that will later be democratically elected.

Moreover, it was General Al Burhan and his military council loyalists who sought to reach a normalization agreement with Israel under the auspices of the Trump administration, despite the reservations of Hamduk and other senior members of the Sudanese civilian political system from the agreement with Israel. And the crucial contribution of joining the Abrahamic Accords to the restoration of Sudan's shattered economy.

Formed a government of bureaucrats.

Abdul Fatah al-Sisi,

In recent months, however, and in fact since the change of government in the United States, there have been increasing voices in Sudan calling for the removal of al-Burhan, the dissolution of the military council and the transfer of all governmental powers to a civilian government.

Al-Burhan and members of the military council in Sudan turned a blind eye to these calls in order to prove that the current leadership in Sudan lives in peace with political disagreements as in any democratic regime.

However, among the preventive intelligence and internal security mechanisms in Sudan, more and more reports have accumulated and warnings that Hamduk and his people are getting closer and closer to the radical Islamic organizations operating in the country under the auspices of legitimate political frameworks.

A few weeks ago, a coup attempt was made in the country when several dozen senior army officers and their subordinates joined Islamist elements in the country and tried to bring about the ouster of General Al Burhan and his men in the military council, and the formation of a transitional government led by Hamduk until elections.

The Sudanese army managed to thwart the failed and greedy coup attempt, which was warned not to continue with its political subversion, remained in office in order not to upset the delicate political balance in Sudan.

In fact, just hours before the widespread wave of arrests in Sudan began, General al-Burhan and Hamduk met with a Biden government envoy to the country.

It is not clear what was said at the meeting, but al-Burhan apparently faces the fact that his reliance on the current administration in Washington could bring about a fate similar to that of Afghanistan and its fall to the Taliban.

Hamduk, who was not detained like other senior government ministers in Khartoum, was asked to remain under house arrest at his residence with his family and declare from there his support for the military council and its legality but failing to do so and even called on his supporters to go out and oppose military forces and the military council.

General al-Burhan is known for his excellent relations with Egypt and Egyptian President al-Sisi who led a similar move in his country and led to the overthrow of the regime of the late President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Al-Burhan envisions the model of the Egyptian regime embedded in the Sudanese regime.

That is, the seizure of all governmental powers in the country by the military and the establishment of a military transitional council to appoint a technocrat government to serve as a transitional government until the political system in the country stabilizes and democratic elections are held to determine where Sudan faces.

Al-Burhan also understood that he had to rely on the administration in Washington and the international community to work for Sudan's interests and for the country's future.

The lax protests heard from Washington and Western capitals in the face of the wave of arrests and the military coup in Sudan only prove how much of a gamble it has taken on Burha

Source: israelhayom

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