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Darfur Governor Minni Minawi Advocates Civilian Armament, Fuelling Fears of Escalating Civil War in Sudan

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Minni Minawi urges Sudanese citizens to take up arms to protect their lives and property.<br>Image Credit: SUNA

A Call to Arms in Darfur

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As tensions rise in Sudan, Minni Minawi, the governor of the conflict-ridden Darfur region, has issued a rallying call to the Sudanese citizens. Echoing the call of Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Minawi has urged the populace to take up arms in a bid to protect their lives and property amidst the growing chaos following a war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces.

Critics have deemed Minawi's call to arms "dangerous" and likened it to Al-Burhan's similar call for civilians capable of bearing arms to join the nearest military base for recruitment. Analysts are fearful that these calls might lead the country into the jaws of a full-scale civil war, exacerbating the sufferings of the already beleaguered Sudanese citizens.

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Tensions Rise on Social Media

Minawi used his Twitter account as a platform to address the people of Darfur directly. He urged men, women, the young, and the old to take up arms for the defense of their properties. Minawi justified his call, pointing out the increasing attacks on the citizenry and accusing certain factions of intentionally sabotaging national institutions.

(Read also: Sudan’s West Darfur on the Brink of Humanitarian Catastrophe as Violence Escalates)

His call sent ripples of concern across social media platforms. These concerns were amplified considering the troubled history of internal strife in Darfur following a failed disarmament campaign. It is feared that Minawi's call to arms will reignite a civilian war that has plagued the region for the past two decades, a prospect firmly rejected by the Sudanese populace.

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