Sudanese army did not recruit Musa Hilal’s fighters: spokesman

March 8, 2023 (KHARTOUM)- Sudanese army spokesman denied on Wednesday recruiting troops on a tribal basis in the states of the Darfur region.

Activists from the Arab tribes reported large-scale recruitment campaigns among former fighters of the Border Guard Forces, supporters of Hemetti’s tribal rival Musa Hilal.

Hilal had been arrested in 2017 under the former regime by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo Hemetti. Al-Bashir confiscated Halil’s gold mines in North Darfur and gave them to the commander of the Rapid Support Forces.

“The national army does not recruit anyone on a tribal basis throughout its history. The recruitment is open to all Sudanese people, and that tribal and clan profiling has no place in the Sudanese army,” The Sudanese army spokesman, Brig Gen Nabil Abdallah, told Sudan Tribune. He considered the

He further described “ridiculous” reports about the recruitment of Arab tribesmen in Darfur.

The dispute over the framework agreement between the head of the Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and his deputy, Hamitti, opened the door to rumours and more instability in the country.

The rift between the two military leaders takes place while a series of reports in the international media speak about Hemetti’s involvement in regional conflicts in the Central African Republic and Chad alongside Wagner mercenaries.

(ST)