Al-Burhan’s Article: Do you enjoin righteousness upon the militia and forget your own militias?

In Foreign Policy, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan writes about a recipe for ending the war in Sudan: a permanent ceasefire, the removal of fighters and weapons from cities, a single national army under civilian oversight, followed by a Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue, a constitution written by Sudanese hands, and free and fair elections. Very beautiful! In fact, I agree completely: no parallel armies, no militias, and no weapons outside the state's control. But, Mr. Lieutenant General… apply it to yourself first! What about your allies who fought alongside you, and the tribal militias that have proliferated? Where are their weapons? Where are their camps? Have they moved out of civilian residential areas into barracks or battlefields? Indeed, have the (Janjaweed that you approved of) surrendered their weapons? Or have they remained armed and been promoted to higher ranks? Furthermore, some militias allied with the army block roads and impose fees on vehicles... let us call them (illegal), so as not to say (extortion). Does the army itself perform such actions? Or are these the deeds of the Janjaweed? Disarm the (Janjaweed that you approved of), gather them in barracks, and end the presence of independent militias within cities. Dissolve the Al-Bara bin Malik militia, and implement the Juba arrangements: the assembly and training of the movements' forces were supposed to be completed within 15 months of signing the agreement, i.e., by January 2022; just three months after the October 25, 2021 coup. As for the volunteers, if they must exist, let them have one name, one flag, and one command: the Sudanese Army; no tribal, ethnic, religious, or partisan banners. If the goal is a single national army, it is consistent to apply the same standard and measure. The demand for the world not to treat the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces as equal parties would be more convincing when the state itself prevents the existence of any other armed militias. To ask the world for a different standard for the Rapid Support Forces, while militias whose existence is not governed by any law fight alongside you, what would convince the world that the militia fighting by your side today will not rebel against you tomorrow? Did the Rapid Support Forces themselves not fight yesterday alongside the state against the armed Darfur movements, which stand today alongside Al-Burhan? (Do you enjoin righteousness upon the people and forget yourselves?) Mr. Lieutenant General: Apply to your allies what you ask of your opponents. Only then will we believe that peace and ending the war begin on the ground and not just: empty words and peace!...