Despite the Framework Agreement, an Image that Inspires Awe and Shapes the Post-War Future

The Face of Truth

Ibrahim Shiglawy

Shglawi55@gmail.com

Yesterday, His Excellency President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Commander of the Army, appeared in an extremely emotional video, widely shared by Sudanese social media users with great admiration. He spoke about the immense security, ethical, and political responsibility towards the citizens and the Sudanese people. In that poignant image, the Commander embraced a citizen who was leaning on his cane in pain, unable to shake the hand of Commander Burhan as he stood. The Commander moved toward him with tender compassion and embraced him amid the tears of the crowd. That touching moment, where duty intertwined with emotion, perfectly describes the coming phase and paints a picture of Sudan’s near and possibly distant future, where the Sudanese people will prioritize their security and stability over hollow slogans once promoted by political parties that led the country into ruin without truly understanding their implications or consequences.

Therefore, after the end of this war, Sudanese people are looking forward to a new phase: a secure and stable state led by the Sudanese army, with a government of national competencies, followed by inclusive elections that exclude no one. There will be no space for political or partisan conflict (similar to the “Suwar al-Dhahab” experience). This new phase is already being shaped by the Sudanese army’s victories, as it gradually restores security in areas previously held by the destructive “new Tatars.”

According to observers, the priority for Sudanese citizens now is not the false promise of democratic transformation or the failed civilian state, which led them into a war whose bitterness they are still enduring. As the leader of the rebellion, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, explained in his recent speech, the root cause of the war is the Framework Agreement. He clearly stated, “This agreement will tear the country apart.” He emphasized this during a meeting at the Saudi ambassador’s residence in Khartoum, attended by members of the Quad, who had received their mandate from the Forces of Freedom and Change, as well as the U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (Molly Phee), and other Sudanese political leaders such as Yasser Arman, General Al-Burhan, and General Ibrahim Jaber. He added, in a moment of clarity, “If you intended to destroy the country, why did you push us into this war?”

This is a question that these opportunists, who have sold out our country for regional and international ambitions, will never answer. But we will answer it in this article. They, Your Highness, used you as a mine-clearer for all the obstacles in front of them: national parties, the people, and the opinion leaders who stood in their way. They made you believe that you were the savior and protector of democracy, using your rifle and your personal ambition for imagined leadership against your own people, who saw you as a sincere son of the desert who would never betray his oath with God. Then the war erupted, with no justification other than the invocation of misleading and colorful slogans: sometimes calling for the restoration of democracy, other times against the “remnants,” and still others against the 1956 state.

They did not account for the long history and ancient civilizations that shaped every era of heroism and sacrifice for this noble people. These powers, with weak memories, store only tobacco, wine, and dice that they use to steal false tranquility in their forbidden retreats. They never studied history well; they did not know about the archers of the eye or the kingdoms of Napata, Sennar, and their lands. They had not read about the Kingdom of Meroe, Kerma, Alwa, and the Mahdist state, which expelled the colonizers from existence. They had not read about the burning of Sheikan Fortress by the Mahdist forces after Ismail Pasha was hit with a hookah, nor the struggles of the Abdalab Kingdom in Geri and the first and second liberation of Khartoum—victories that are now being shaped by the army and the Mujahideen with pride and determination for all to see.

Thus, the face of truth remains: Sudan is a country resistant to conspiracies, no matter how long they last, or how many foreign interests stand behind them. We call for national and popular unity, free from narrow tribalism, ethnic hatred, or treacherous partisan loyalties that have only led us to war and destruction. This country now seeks peace and security for its reconstruction and the upliftment of its people, and the army alone guarantees that, as it represents the entire Sudanese population and is capable of preserving the nation from collapse until awareness returns to those who caused this suffering, pain, and catastrophe.

Therefore, that expressive image of the army commander, the head of state, embracing the suffering citizen, sketches the contours of the new reality, despite the Framework Agreement. It alone inspires awe and outlines the path for the day after the war—a day of peace, security, and tranquility.

Best wishes for your health and safety.