Escalation of Misseriya Protests Against the Dissolution of West Kordofan and Threats to Withdraw from the RSF

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Protests by members of the Misseriya tribe within the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have escalated against the proposal to dissolve West Kordofan State and merge it into the states of North and South Kordofan, as outlined in the draft constitution approved by the RSF leadership and its political allies. The tribe considers this a “red line” that must not be crossed.
The news website Al-Muhaqeq obtained a second memorandum signed by 12 tribal leaders, including Nazir Mukhtar Babo Nimir, protesting the actions of “Hamid Nouiri,” an advisor in the RSF. The memorandum declares that Nouiri “does not represent us, and we have not authorized him or anyone else” to compromise their acquired rights. They threatened that if their demands were not met, “we will withdraw our sons from the Rapid Support Forces without hesitation.”
The new memorandum was signed by Nazir Mukhtar Babo Nimir, Omda Dodo Mohamed Al-Abid, Omda Dr Hamid Osman Mohamed, Omda Siddiq Shinyaia Al-Sheikh, Omda Hamad Khater Juma, Omda Jack Suleiman Rahma, Omda Ali Musa Hamad, Omda Al-Sayed Al-Sadiq Harqas, Omda Saeed Hamdin Eidam, and Mr Yahya Hamad Abdullah.

Yesterday, Al-Muhaqeq published details of the growing rift between the Misseriya members within the RSF and the militia’s second-in-command, Abdul Rahim Daglo, in protest against what they perceive as yielding to the demands of Abdulaziz Al-Hilu, leader of the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), to annex several localities of West Kordofan State to South Kordofan State.
Previously, 23 figures, including community leaders such as Nazir Mukhtar Babo Nimir, “Nazir of the Misseriya Al-Ajaira,” and field commanders from the RSF, signed a memorandum addressed to the “Chairman of the Preparatory and Founding Committee for Establishing Federal Governance Structures.” The memorandum categorically rejects the dissolution proposal, considering it a “loss of acquired rights,” and demands that the current status quo be maintained.
West Kordofan State, established in the 1990s during the early implementation of federal governance in Sudan, returned to its original status in 2013 following the secession of South Sudan.

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