This is a Different War

By Rashid Abdel Rahim
This war, the end of which we are currently witnessing, is a different war of a kind, in this world.
This war differed from those which have been witnessed, and are witnessed in the region, in Libya, Iraq, Yemen, and Syria in that it was the fastest, and it ended with our armed forces and the Mujahedeen achieving a great victory through sheet might and steadfastness, with no external support extended to us.
It is a different war because it emerged before our eyes as a state and a society. We have witnessed the establishment of the Rapid Support Forces and the building of their military might, and we did not intervene to frustrate it. Rather, internal parties contributed to its growth.
The war was fueled by funds from the Sudanese nation, from the state treasury, through salaries, grants, gold, exports, and silence regarding drug trafficking and mercenaries in Yemen and guarding the borders of the European Union.
A racist and tribal war whose forces were formed from Sudanese tribes.
A war that saw the participation of the largest number of foreign mercenaries from all over the world, from most of our neighboring countries, including Chad, Libya, South Sudan, Niger, the Central African Republic, and South America.
A war that witnessed the greatest foreign intervention by major and minor powers, who became bolder when they witnessed external aggression against us. They coveted our resources and spent money, weapons, and equipment to fuel the war.
It is a unique war because we were able to confront all of that. We confronted our negligence and the internal and external mobilization. Our will did not weaken, nor did our resolve wane. Rather, our goal remained clear and steadfast for two years, and we achieved a miracle unmatched in the world around us.
Our military victory awaits completion by freeing our souls, freeing our false history and its murderous culture.
We liberated the Republican Palace, the symbol of our sovereignty, yet we continue to submit to the falsification of history. We are ashamed to mention our army directly in our national anthem, saying that the flag bears the burden, rather than saying that our army is the one carrying that burden.
We liberated our capital, and the neighborhoods of Omdurman still continue to glorify in the name of those neighborhoods the leaders of the Ta’aishi and the murderous Janjaweed. We still celebrate the place where his army and his treasury were exposed. Our history has never witnessed such great victories achieved by our people and our army, and we must complete them with courage. Just as we cleansed our land by force of arms, we must cleanse our culture and knowledge, transcend the stinking stains in our history, and add up the Janjaweed of yesterday to the Janjaweed of today, and throwing all this filth into the dustbin of history.
We must rise to the pinnacle of victory we have achieved, accept ourselves, and address our problems. We must curb the racism within us, strengthen our society and economy, fight corruption, chart a renaissance for a strong nation, strengthen the power of our army, improve our domestic policy, rectify our foreign relations, and control our borders and monitor the presence of foreigners among us.
We must purify our ranks and refrain from opening our doors to traitors. There is no “Sumud-steadfastness” except for those who persist in war, and no “Taggadum-progress” except for those who advance to uphold dignity. We must glorify our national symbols and celebrate their record in the war of dignity, so we name a square after Al-Burhan, a neighborhood after Al-Atta, street after Al-Misbah, highways after Minni, Jibreel, and a theater after Martyr Brigadier General Bahar. The Sudanese nation before the war is never going to be the same when this war goes away.

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