Sudan’s army chief, Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, urged all men to take up arms, declaring a general mobilisation and vowing to reject any truce aimed at halting the war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
His address on Friday to fighters and residents in the Sareeha area of Al Gezira state, south of the capital Khartoum, marked his fiercest appeal yet as the military reels from battlefield setbacks.
"All Sudanese must take part in concluding this battle," he said. "Every man capable of bearing arms must carry them."
His comments come as the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), hurt by the loss of their stronghold in Darfur, intensify a sweeping recruitment campaign.
Analysts warn the drive reflects both the army’s growing desperation and its increasingly Islamist tone, and may not prevent further losses.
They highlighted a recruitment push driven by Islamist influence that preys on the poor, fuelled by hate speech and accusations of treason against any man who refuses to join the fight.
The fall of El Fasher in late October dealt a severe blow to the army and cemented the de facto partition of
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