A senior Sudan Founding Alliance official has rejected claims that TASIS-aligned forces are retreating and criticised the political dialogue backed by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Hasab al-Nabi Mahmoud, head of the Democratic Sudan Liberation Movement and a TASIS leadership figure, made the comments during an interview with Al Araby television from Paris.
Mahmoud disputed reports portraying recent battlefield developments as a broad collapse of the Rapid Support Forces.
He argued that forces fighting alongside the RSF should instead be viewed within the wider Sudan Founding Alliance, which includes several military and political groups.
Mahmoud claims TASIS remains strong
Mahmoud described TASIS as being at what he called the strongest stage in its political and revolutionary history.
He also claimed that forces aligned with the alliance had made significant battlefield gains.
The Sudan Times could not independently verify those battlefield claims.
They also contrast with accounts from Sudanese army officials and supporters, who have portrayed recent fighting in Kordofan and Blue Nile as evidence that TASIS-aligned forces are losing ground.
Mahmoud said the continuation of the war was unacceptable because of the suffering experienced by Sudanese civilians.
He argued that TASIS had been compelled to fight rather than choosing continued war as a political objective.
TASIS leader criticises dialogue process
Mahmoud also criticised the Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue process supported by Burhan.
He argued that the process was engaging what he described as pro-war forces rather than representing the wider Sudanese public.
The dialogue’s preparatory committee has presented a different account of its work.
Committee officials say they are consulting political and community groups as they prepare for a broader Sudanese dialogue.
The committee has also said that military negotiations and the political dialogue should remain separate.
Disagreement over participation
Questions remain over who should participate in the political process.
Mahmoud’s comments reflect TASIS opposition to the current dialogue framework.
TASIS figures have argued that a lasting political settlement requires broader participation, including forces represented by the alliance.
Meanwhile, supporters of the dialogue say a Sudanese-led political process could provide a path towards addressing the country’s political crisis.
The disagreement comes as Sudan’s war continues and efforts to establish a broader political process remain contested.