Sudan’s Founding Alliance (TASIS) has agreed on the organisational structure of a unified army and is preparing to announce a defence minister and a complete military general staff, according to alliance spokesperson Ahmed Tugod Lisan.
Speaking during an interview broadcast by the Sudanese programme Ma Azzam on Saturday, Lisan said the coalition had reached an agreement on the proposed military structure, with senior appointments expected to be announced soon.
The spokesperson did not identify potential candidates for the positions or provide a timetable for the announcement.
The development signals a further attempt by TASIS to establish formal military institutions bringing together forces operating under its political and military alliance.
TASIS includes the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) led by Abdelaziz Adam al-Hilu, and several allied political and armed movements.
The coalition established the Government of Peace and Unity, headquartered in Nyala, with Mohamed Hassan al-Taishi serving as prime minister and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo heading its Presidential Council.
Plans for a unified national army
TASIS has previously called for the establishment of a unified national military operating under civilian authority as part of a broader restructuring of Sudan’s security institutions.
The alliance argues that building a professional army requires dismantling political influence within the country’s military establishment and addressing the structural problems that have contributed to successive conflicts.
Lisan’s latest remarks suggest that discussions within the coalition have advanced from outlining that political objective to agreeing on an internal command structure.
However, the alliance has not publicly released details of the agreed framework, including the distribution of command responsibilities among its constituent forces.
The announcement comes as fighting continues between TASIS-aligned forces and Sudan’s military, commanded by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, across several regions.
