Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, chairman of the Presidential Council of Sudan’s Peace Government and commander of the Rapid Support Forces, has dispatched a new military formation to the front lines, declaring that “now the gun will do the talking” as fighting intensifies across several battlefronts.
Dagalo addressed a large gathering of fighters from the “Martyr Madawi” formation before their deployment, telling them to follow military instructions and rules of engagement and to protect civilians and prisoners.
“Now the gun will do the talking,” Dagalo told the troops, signalling a sharper battlefield posture as military operations continue across Sudan.
He said victories were approaching against what he described as the army of the Islamic Movement and paid tribute to Madawi, after whom the formation was named, describing him as one of the first RSF fighters killed in the war.
Dagalo also saluted RSF forces fighting across the country and the families of those killed since the conflict erupted on April 15, 2023.
He accused the Islamic Movement and its allied military formations of starting the war, a claim repeatedly made by the RSF and its political allies.
Addressing the fighters directly, Dagalo vowed that he would take part in future fighting alongside them.
“I will fight in front of you, not behind you,” he said.
The deployment comes amid intensified fighting in Kordofan, where SAF and allied forces have launched operations against RSF positions in recent days.
The RSF said on September 18 that it had repelled an SAF attack on Abu Qoud, west of El Obeid, and captured weapons and ammunition during the fighting.
Dagalo did not publicly identify the destination of the Martyr Madawi formation, and no official RSF or TASIS statement reviewed by The Sudan Times has confirmed that the force is being sent specifically to Kordofan.
However, the timing of the mobilisation comes as the battle for North Kordofan intensifies, making the western theatre one of the most active fronts in Sudan’s war.
Dagalo closed his address by again stressing that the coming phase would be decided militarily.
“From now on, the gun will do the talking,” he said.
