Sudanese alliance: Triangle seizure hits smuggling, jihadist militias

Sudan’s Founding Alliance, known as Tasees, said on Thursday that the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) seizure of the strategic border triangle with Libya and Egypt marks a critical step in shutting down one of the region’s most dangerous human trafficking corridors.

In a statement, the alliance said the triangle area had become a hub for cross-border crime, including human smuggling, arms trafficking, and financing for armed groups, particularly networks linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, which it labeled a terrorist organization.

The alliance claimed that control of the area by RSF, a key faction within the coalition, would enhance regional security and protect lives by curbing irregular migration flows that pose a threat to international and regional partners.

“This victory allows Sudanese citizens to reclaim resources long looted by Islamist factions and their military backers,” the statement said, accusing the previous regime and its forces of funneling profits from the area to fund operations across the region.

According to the alliance, most of Sudan’s borders have now been “liberated,” except for the Eritrean frontier and remaining northern sections of the border with Egypt. It vowed to continue efforts to regain full territorial control.

The statement also dismissed accusations by SAF junta authorities in Port Sudan that Libya’s army had supported RSF in the fighting. The alliance likened the claims to past regional narratives used to justify international isolation under the former Islamist-led regime.

“The march to liberate Sudan from tyranny and dictatorship will continue,” the alliance declared. “We will not return to the dark eras of oppression. A new Sudan — one long dreamed of since independence — is within reach.”

The RSF earlier this week announced full control of the border triangle after intense clashes with Darfur joint forces aligned with General al-Burhan’s army (SAF). The area, located at the junction of Sudan, Libya, and Egypt, has long been viewed as strategically and economically vital.

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