Sudanese Islamist cleric Abdelhai Yousif has launched a new verbal attack on the United States, accusing Washington of what he called continued interference in Sudan’s internal affairs, according to Islamist-aligned social media outlets.
In a short alert circulated by the Sudan Barq platform on X, Facebook and other networks, Yousif was described as issuing “direct threats” to the United States in a recent speech, in comments framed as a sharp escalation in tone by one of the most prominent figures of Sudan’s Islamic movement.
The reported remarks come as international and regional powers, including the United States, increase pressure on Sudan’s rival military factions to agree to a ceasefire and return to a political process to end the 19-month war.
Yousif, a hardline preacher long critical of Western influence and now believed to be based in Turkey, has previously used his pulpit and media platforms to denounce U.S. policy and cast Sudan’s conflict in religious terms, drawing criticism from pro-democracy activists who accuse him of inflaming tensions.
Reaction to the latest comments has been mixed on Sudanese social media, with Islamist sympathisers praising his stance and opponents warning that such rhetoric risks further straining relations with key international mediators at a critical moment in efforts to secure a nationwide settlement.
