Sudan’s Third Front Tamazuj on Wednesday announced its final withdrawal from the United Civil Forces Alliance (known by its Arabic acronym “Qimam”), saying the coalition no longer served the movement’s interests as the country edges toward a power‑sharing government.
In a statement issued after an extended leadership meeting, Tamazuj’s political secretary Gen. Mukhtar Fadil Mukhtar said remaining in Qimam had “marginalised” the group and blunted its influence while Sudan’s political landscape was rapidly shifting.
All Tamazuj representatives have been ordered to resign immediately from Qimam structures and resume duties inside the movement, the statement added.
Tamazuj will instead “stand firmly” with the Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) — a coalition spearheaded by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and signed in Nairobi earlier this year. The Nairobi charter, Tamazuj said, gives the faction full legitimacy to take seats on committees shaping Sudan’s next transitional authority.
The move comes as rival civilian and armed groups jockey for positions in a proposed unity government aimed at ending more than two years of nationwide conflict. Analysts say Tamazuj’s defection underscores a broader realignment of rebel alliances ahead of any peace cabinet announcement.
