Egyptian Source: Dagalo’s Recent Statement Indicates RSF’s Hardships

Cairo – Sudanhorizon – Sabah Musa
An informed Egyptian source has made comments on the recent statements uttered by the second commander of the Rapid Support Forces Militias, Abdel Rahim Dagalo, predicting further losses and military setbacks on the side of the militia forces. He said these losses will be followed by other statements lacking credibility at all local, regional, and international levels.
The Egyptian source told the “Sudanhorizon” news website that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) would continue their victories and deployment countrywide.
He said he would consider the statement by the second commander of the militias, that his troops should have advanced toward the Northern State at the beginning of the war instead of Khartoum, to be indicative of a bad interpretation of the situation. He added that these statements constitute a frank admission that they initiated the war and are responsible for all the losses and human tragedies sustained by the people in Sudan, including the killing and displacement of thousands and expulsion of millions of millions of Sudanese from their homes.
The source emphasized that the Rapid Support Forces militias bear political, legal, and moral responsibility for this war and that attacking the northern region now would be military and political suicide.
The source argues that militias would have to deal with long lines of supply from the regions surrounding the northern region. Furthermore, such threats are geographically and strategically impossible to implement.
The source wondered how the Rapid Support Forces could infiltrate under such circumstances, as the SAF controls the states surrounding the northern region.
The Egyptian source considered the recent statements by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leaders a form of face-saving after a series of successive defeats they recently suffered at the hands of the SAF troops. He said that the RSF’s most recent defeat was the liberation of the heart of the capital, Khartoum, which came just two days after RSF commander Hemedti declared that the army would be unable to liberate the Presidential Palace. He added that the RSF always resorts to justifying defeats, as it did after the liberation of the strategic Jebel Moya area when it accused Egyptian aircraft of being behind the attack.
He emphasized that all of these are lies the militia resorts to in order to cover up its defeats. He believed that the next phase in Sudan would be decisive, and that the key word will be “Darfur.”
He said that if the army is able to control Darfur, the war will be over, and the RSF will be completely lost. According to the Egyptian source, the Rapid Support Forces should have responded to all settlement attempts from the outset, stressing that there is no future for them in Sudan now.
He stated that the Sudanese people will not accept this, and that countries concerned with Sudan, as well as regional and international organizations, have also reached this conclusion.
The source indicated that there are now explicit and clear condemnations of the Rapid Support Forces militia for all the practices and tragedies it has committed against civilians.
He noted that the successive defeats of the Rapid Support Forces have led to a shift in the balance of power in the war, leading to its siege in southern and western Sudan.
The Egyptian source asserted that Dagalo’s recent statements are an attempt to offend Egypt for its clear and supportive positions toward Sudanese institutions, especially the armed forces, since the beginning of the military conflict and before.
The source said that Egypt would not respond to such rhetoric, adding: “As for Dagalo’s claim that there were contacts with leaders in the Egyptian security services, this is a lie, and there is no conception of such contacts at all.”
He emphasized that such statements are evidence of the poor military position of the Rapid Support Forces, and that worse is yet to come in the war. He said that there is no chance of the Rapid Support Forces regaining control, and that these are merely attempts to cover up the heavy defeats and losses and boost the morale of its forces.
He noted that these statements were for local consumption and were meant to attract attention after the militia had lost credibility with local and international public opinion.
He considered that none of this changed the fact that Egypt stands with Sudanese institutions, especially the armed forces, explaining that Egypt sees the presence of militias as a common factor in the downfall of several countries in the region.

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