06-07-2019, 10:07 PM
** 07-Jun-2019 World View: Sudan violence realigns Mideast countries
Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, has descended deep into gruesome,
bloody violence against peaceful protesters. Hundreds are being
killed by live gunfire, and there are numerous reports of atrocities,
such as beating and kicking elderly women as they try to escape the
violence. One witness says that the army is particularly targeting
women, since that's most likely to end the peaceful protests.
In one attack on Monday, at least 108 people were killed and more
than 500 wounded.
The forces doing the killing are the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
These are the modern day incarnation of the murderous Janjaweed
Militias that perpetrated the massive slaughter in the Darfur
genocide in the 2000s decade.
In mid-April, long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir was ousted by the
military after months of massive peaceful anti-government protests
across the nation. The military promised free elections within three
months. This was hailed internationally as a major change in Sudan,
and a chance for an open, free, democratic society.
However, there was never a chance of this, because it's always been
clear that the military, in the form of the "Transitional Military
Council (TMC)," was still in charge, and would never give up power.
Sudan is deep into a generational Crisis era, and the current
situation certainly spiral into a full-fledged generational crisis
war, its first since World War II.
(In my article last month on the ousting of Omar al-Bashir, I said
that Sudan is in an Awakening era, because I momentarily confused
Sudan with South Sudan, whose last generational crisis war climaxed in
1991. But for Sudan, the last generational crisis war was World War
II, which climaxed in 1945, and so Sudan is in a generational Crisis
era. I apologize for the confusion.)
In fact, when Omar al-Bashir was ousted in April, the person who took
power was Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, known as “Hemetti” -- the commander
who led the Janjaweed forces into the massive atrocities and slaughter
in Darfur. Hemetti is now using those same atrocities on the peaceful
protesters in Khartoum.
The situation has forced countries to choose sides. The situation is
so bad that the African Union, whose member countries normally try to
avoid criticizing each other, suspended Sudan's membership on
Thursday, "until the effective establishment of a civilian-led
transitional authority", which it described as the only way to "exit
from the current crisis."
However, the TMC, Sudan's military government, also has supporters,
particularly Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt, three
of the countries that set up an air, land and sea blockade against
Qatar two years ago.
In 2014, Saudi Arabia launched its war in Yemen against the
Iran-backed Houthis after the Houthis had succeeded in overthrowing
the Saudi-backed government in the capital city Sanaa. The government
that was overthrown is still the internationally recognized government
of Yemen, led by president Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, who is living in
exile in Saudi Arabia.
The war has been almost a total disaster for Saudi Arabia, and the
Saudis have been asking for help from other Arab nations. One nation
that has provided assistance, in the form of thousands of soldiers, is
Sudan.
In 2014, with the war in Darfur entering a lull, Omar al-Bashir wanted
to find an alternate task for the Janjaweed Militias / Rapid Support
Forces (RSF), rather than have them wandering around the streets of
Khartoum where they might cause trouble, occasionally robbing a store
or raping a girl. So in return for billions of dollars of financial
aid from Saudi Arabia, Sudan sent the RSF soldiers to Yemen to help
out the Saudis.
Activists are now demanding that the US government somehow force Saudi
Arabia to somehow force Sudan's military leadership to step down and
give power to a civilian government, something that won't happen until
pigs fly.
The Sudan conflict is potentially a major development for northern
Africa and the Mideast. If the violence fizzles, then nothing
significant will happen. But if the violence escalates into a
generational crisis civil war, then it could spread into a larger
Mideast war.
--- Sources:
-- Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed begins mediation talks in Sudan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/e...11391.html
(Al Jazeera, 7-Jun-2019)
-- Remember The Darfur Genocide? With Saudi Help, One of the Killer
Commanders There Is Taking Over Sudan
https://www.thedailybeast.com/remember-t...over-sudan
(Daily Beast, 5-Jun-2019)
-- Sudan gets $2.2B for joining Saudi Arabia, Qatar in Yemen war
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/origina...onomy.html
(Al-Monitor, 23-Nov-2015)
---- Related:
** 26-Dec-18 World View -- Sudan police crack down violently against anti-government protesters -- Recent generational history of Sudan
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e181226
Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, has descended deep into gruesome,
bloody violence against peaceful protesters. Hundreds are being
killed by live gunfire, and there are numerous reports of atrocities,
such as beating and kicking elderly women as they try to escape the
violence. One witness says that the army is particularly targeting
women, since that's most likely to end the peaceful protests.
In one attack on Monday, at least 108 people were killed and more
than 500 wounded.
The forces doing the killing are the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
These are the modern day incarnation of the murderous Janjaweed
Militias that perpetrated the massive slaughter in the Darfur
genocide in the 2000s decade.
In mid-April, long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir was ousted by the
military after months of massive peaceful anti-government protests
across the nation. The military promised free elections within three
months. This was hailed internationally as a major change in Sudan,
and a chance for an open, free, democratic society.
However, there was never a chance of this, because it's always been
clear that the military, in the form of the "Transitional Military
Council (TMC)," was still in charge, and would never give up power.
Sudan is deep into a generational Crisis era, and the current
situation certainly spiral into a full-fledged generational crisis
war, its first since World War II.
(In my article last month on the ousting of Omar al-Bashir, I said
that Sudan is in an Awakening era, because I momentarily confused
Sudan with South Sudan, whose last generational crisis war climaxed in
1991. But for Sudan, the last generational crisis war was World War
II, which climaxed in 1945, and so Sudan is in a generational Crisis
era. I apologize for the confusion.)
In fact, when Omar al-Bashir was ousted in April, the person who took
power was Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, known as “Hemetti” -- the commander
who led the Janjaweed forces into the massive atrocities and slaughter
in Darfur. Hemetti is now using those same atrocities on the peaceful
protesters in Khartoum.
The situation has forced countries to choose sides. The situation is
so bad that the African Union, whose member countries normally try to
avoid criticizing each other, suspended Sudan's membership on
Thursday, "until the effective establishment of a civilian-led
transitional authority", which it described as the only way to "exit
from the current crisis."
However, the TMC, Sudan's military government, also has supporters,
particularly Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt, three
of the countries that set up an air, land and sea blockade against
Qatar two years ago.
In 2014, Saudi Arabia launched its war in Yemen against the
Iran-backed Houthis after the Houthis had succeeded in overthrowing
the Saudi-backed government in the capital city Sanaa. The government
that was overthrown is still the internationally recognized government
of Yemen, led by president Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, who is living in
exile in Saudi Arabia.
The war has been almost a total disaster for Saudi Arabia, and the
Saudis have been asking for help from other Arab nations. One nation
that has provided assistance, in the form of thousands of soldiers, is
Sudan.
In 2014, with the war in Darfur entering a lull, Omar al-Bashir wanted
to find an alternate task for the Janjaweed Militias / Rapid Support
Forces (RSF), rather than have them wandering around the streets of
Khartoum where they might cause trouble, occasionally robbing a store
or raping a girl. So in return for billions of dollars of financial
aid from Saudi Arabia, Sudan sent the RSF soldiers to Yemen to help
out the Saudis.
Activists are now demanding that the US government somehow force Saudi
Arabia to somehow force Sudan's military leadership to step down and
give power to a civilian government, something that won't happen until
pigs fly.
The Sudan conflict is potentially a major development for northern
Africa and the Mideast. If the violence fizzles, then nothing
significant will happen. But if the violence escalates into a
generational crisis civil war, then it could spread into a larger
Mideast war.
--- Sources:
-- Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed begins mediation talks in Sudan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/e...11391.html
(Al Jazeera, 7-Jun-2019)
-- Remember The Darfur Genocide? With Saudi Help, One of the Killer
Commanders There Is Taking Over Sudan
https://www.thedailybeast.com/remember-t...over-sudan
(Daily Beast, 5-Jun-2019)
-- Sudan gets $2.2B for joining Saudi Arabia, Qatar in Yemen war
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/origina...onomy.html
(Al-Monitor, 23-Nov-2015)
---- Related:
** 26-Dec-18 World View -- Sudan police crack down violently against anti-government protesters -- Recent generational history of Sudan
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e181226
