Governor of Darfur: Hemeidti’s militia slaughtered a man in Nyala celebrating the fall of El-Fashir
Minnawi: The militia is “fragile” and our fight is existential… El-Fashir fell because of our mistakes
The Governor of Darfur Region, Minni Arku Minnawi, affirmed that the battle to liberate El-Fashir is an existential struggle, announcing a mobilization from inside and outside the country to end the machinery of genocide and ethnic cleansing. He asserted that El-Fashir will not be broken — it will stand proud on its ashes, turning pain into a sword and destruction into determination for the coming victory. He said that sometimes they bow before storms, but they will not break before hatred.
Minnawi: Regional intelligence agencies disrupted communications between forces in El-Fashir and command
At the same time, he revealed the brutality of the militia owned by the Dagalo family, saying they slaughtered a citizen in the streets of Nyala in celebration of the militia’s seizure of the headquarters of the Sixth Infantry Division in El-Fashir. Minnawi also disclosed the intervention of foreign intelligence agencies in the recent battle for El-Fashir by disrupting communications between the army and operations rooms in the state, which contributed to the city’s fall and the army’s withdrawal.
Governor of Darfur: We are not warmongers, but peace is not given as a “gift”; it is forged through steadfastness
Minnawi said, in a speech, that El-Fashir witnessed brutal extermination massacres committed by the Janjaweed, who made no distinction between fighters, children, elders, or women. He noted that the militia circulated warnings to its fighters more than a week earlier, forbidding them from recording their criminal acts in an attempt to obscure the truth and bury witnesses with the victims. He added: “The land bears witness, and the blood of the innocent does not fall silent — it screams to be heard by everyone who remained silent as lives were extinguished, and the curse of the perpetrator will follow him forever.”
He acknowledged that after the fall of El-Fashir they will have to start from scratch, but insisted they will not retreat, stressing that there is no life alongside these thugs, referring to the militia. He explained that they are not advocates of war, but they have learned that peace is not granted as a gift — it is made through steadfastness and dignity.
Minnawi praised the men and women of El-Fashir and affirmed that they have not been defeated, addressing the Janjaweed: “You burned the city with its children, elders and grandmothers, but you did not defeat anyone.” He continued: “Whoever fights for land and honor is not defeated even if his body falls; his spirit remains standing.”
He sent messages to the world, stressing that the world’s silence will not erase the truth and that it is engraved as a “shame” on the pages of history — a testimony to a time when the world abandoned its humanity while lives were being taken and the city violated. He accused the international community of acquiescence and silence out of fear of the financiers who turned money into fuel for extermination — in reference to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Minnawi: The world was silent about El-Fashir massacres out of fear of the UAE
In the same context, Minnawi assured the people of El-Fashir and Darfur that the pledge remains, swearing to restore El-Fashir, and promised to begin the struggle to liberate the whole of Sudan. He admitted that the joint command and the state command committed mistakes and failures, declared that they bear responsibility for those mistakes, and called for strict correction of them to protect the country from invasion. He stressed the necessity of defeating the militia, which he described as a tool in the hands of a power seeking to occupy Sudan.
Minnawi revealed the “fragility” of the militia, saying it has lost most of its commanders and now relies on mercenaries from other countries, explaining that the coming phase requires mobilization from inside and outside the borders.