Don't believe the hype, retirements are a decoy, Islamists rule Sudan

Don't believe the hype, retirements are a decoy, Islamists rule Sudan

Sudan’s SAF chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has retired a new tranche of officers, many seen as close to the Islamic Movement. Supporters frame the move as reform; SAF loyalists call it a betrayal of veterans. The more consequential question is whether the retirements touch the security–intelligence ecosystem that, critics and former officials say, has anchored Islamist leverage for three decades. The Islamic Movement’s network—often dubbed “Kiizan…