In a provocative move threatening peace initiatives, the leader of the Baraa ibn Malik Brigades, a militia linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, has called on the Khartoum state government to mobilize civil servants for active participation in the ongoing conflict.
Abu Zaid Al-Misbah, in an official letter to the governor of Khartoum, demanded that all state employees regardless of rank be sent immediately to “advanced operational camps” to join combat operations, according to Sudanese newspaper Al-Tayyar.
This escalation comes at a sensitive moment, as General al-Burhan’s army (SAF), a key ally of the brigades, has rejected a humanitarian ceasefire proposed by the Quad group consisting of the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and UAE, which had been accepted by the Rapid Support Forces RSF.
Instead of supporting peace negotiations, the militia leader instructed the governor to implement measures allowing willing employees to be “released from their civilian duties” while retaining their full salaries and allowances during military service, a clear attempt to entice civil servants into the conflict.
Al-Misbah used inflammatory language in his letter, stating, “There is no time for abstention; glory belongs only to those who rise to defend the homeland,” urging complete coordination between the SAF and state institutions.
The Baraa ibn Malik Brigades are among the most prominent Islamist aligned militias fighting alongside the SAF. This call to mobilize state employees highlights the militia’s determination to sustain the military campaign and reject any political settlement that could end the ongoing war.
