Sudan on the Brink٠٠٠ Rising Islamist Influence Threatens Peace Sudanese voices Wed/may/20th [Financial Times] Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and conflict expert Suleiman Baldo have warned about the direction the war in Sudan is taking, saying that the army’s reliance on Islamist armed groups places the country before highly dangerous choices and could revive previous authoritarian and violent patterns of rule. According to the Financial Times, Hamdok said that Sudanese people “are not forced to choose between two evils,” questioning whether it is acceptable to tolerate parties that have {committed grave violations,） referring to atrocities attributed to various sides of the conflict over the past three years. For his part, Suleiman Baldo stated that the commander of the army, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has so far failed to find a genuine alternative to these Islamist fighting groups, noting that attempts to sideline some Islamist-leaning officers have not ended reliance on them in combat operations. He added that al-Burhan is operating within a “very narrow margin,” as he seeks to maintain the support of these groups, which played a key role in retaking control of Khartoum, while also trying to convince the international community that their influence within the military institution is limited. These warnings come during the stalled international efforts to secure a ceasefire and the continuation of a severe humanitarian crisis in Sudan. There are growing fears that the increasing influence of ideological factions could complicate any potential political settlement and prolong the war, which has now entered its fourth year. #اصوات_السودانيين #sudanese_voices