It may not be Burhan however from whom Hamdok has most to fear but rather his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti'...

This is also useful for General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' born in Chad and Commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) an incarnation of the Janjaweed militias which rampaged across Darfur two decades ago...

Although the Arab population is six times larger than the Zaghawa they have only one General Bichara Issa Djadallah who is a Rizeigat/Mahariya and a cousin of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Military Council...

Egypt has been quick to back Sudan announcing its full support for Sudan's right to protect the security of its territory; the head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service Gen Abbas Kamel met Gen Burhan and Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' in Khartoum on 4 January to discuss Ethio-Sudan relations and GERD and a week later Lt Gen Shams el Din Kabashi a member of Sudan's Sovereign Council briefed President Abdel Fattah el Sisi in Cairo...

The military and the allied Rapid Support Forces headed by Sovereignty Council number two Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' have benefited from the support of the UAE Egypt and Saudi Arabia even if these countries feel obliged to allow for some involvement of civilians in the running of Sudan...

Another precondition of disarming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) headed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' is even more unacceptable to the military...

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti': The deputy head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and commander of the RSF militia with its estimated 40 000 fighters Hemeti hopes to use the peace talks to revamp his image for his post-transition presidential ambitions...

At the same time the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) under Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces under Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' want to strike a deal while they still dominate most of the institutions...

Watching developments closely is Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' the number two on the Sovereignty Council and commander of the Rapid Security Forces militia (AC Vol 60 No 12 Freedom under fire)...

The SRF wants the Rapid Support Forces of Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' to be absorbed into the SAF before the SRF so that it would not continue as an independent military force outside the SAF chain of command a source familiar with the talks told Africa Confidential...

They are wary of the growing power of the chairman of the ruling Sovereignty Council Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Burhan and Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia still an autonomous military force (AC Vol 60 No 14 Military roadblocks)...

They are wary of the growing power of the chairman of the ruling Sovereignty Council Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Burhan and Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia still an autonomous military force (AC Vol 60 No 14 Military roadblocks)...