Brigadier General Hussein Khudam, head of the Rapid Support Forces’ guidance and services department, has called for Sudan’s military to be rebuilt on national and professional foundations, saying there is “no future for a gang that uses chemical weapons against our people”.
Khudam said Sudan urgently needed an army that protects citizens, preserves the country’s sovereignty and stays out of political struggles and partisan projects that have fuelled war and division.
His remarks come amid continuing accusations that the Sudanese Armed Forces used chemical weapons during the conflict, intensifying debate over the military’s conduct and its responsibility to protect civilians.
“There is no future for a gang that uses chemical weapons against our people,” Khudam said, arguing that Sudan needs a national army dedicated to defending the country and its citizens.
He said the upheaval caused by the war made it necessary to reassess the military’s structure and role, with the aim of building a professional institution that represents all Sudanese rather than acting as a party in political disputes.
Resolving Sudan’s crisis, he added, requires a military that puts civilian protection, national unity and stability at the centre of its responsibilities.
Khudam argued that partisan interference and political rivalries had weakened state institutions and deepened the conflict. Sudan, he said, needs armed forces that protect the state rather than contribute to its crises.
The Sudanese army faces allegations of chemical weapons use during the war. In May 2025, the United States announced that it had determined the Sudanese government used chemical weapons in 2024 and announced sanctions, including restrictions on US exports and access to US government credit lines.
The US determination gave the allegations an international dimension, amid calls for independent investigations into wartime abuses and accountability for those responsible.
