Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, president of the Tasis Alliance, on Sunday marked the sixth anniversary of Sudan’s April 6, 2019 uprising, describing it as a “turning point” that toppled the Islamist regime and opened the path toward “freedom and change.”
In a statement posted on X, Dagalo said the anniversary of the mass protests and the sit-in at army headquarters remains a defining moment in Sudan’s modern history, crediting it with ending the rule of the Islamic Movement, which he linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.
“Despite the passing years, our country still faces the same challenges and conditions that sparked the glorious December revolution,” he said, accusing Islamist forces of re-emerging and turning against the will of the Sudanese people.
Dagalo said these forces had “changed their skin” and returned in an attempt to reassert control, undermining the goals of the revolution and seeking to restore authoritarian rule.
He said his forces had maintained a consistent position aligned with “the choices of the Sudanese people, their active civilian forces, and politically aware sectors,” adding that the Rapid Support Forces played a decisive role in siding with protesters during the 2019 uprising.
“We have been subjected to organised campaigns of distortion and continuous attempts to demonise our role,” Dagalo said. “But we chose to move forward and stand against all attempts to reverse the revolution and restore the old regime.”
The RSF leader framed the ongoing conflict as an extension of efforts by Islamist groups to regain dominance through what he described as an “ideologised army,” targeting pro-democracy forces and weakening them.
“These plans have collided with the resilience and bravery of our forces, which have sacrificed thousands of fighters in pursuit of what he described as a national liberation project,” he said.
Marking the anniversary, Dagalo renewed what he described as a pledge to the Sudanese people to continue the fight “without retreat.”
“We will move forward until the roots of the regime of killing and authoritarianism are uprooted, the state is restored to serve its people, and rebuilt on new, just foundations that end injustice and fulfil the aspirations of our people for freedom, peace, and justice,” he said.
