On the 500th day of the war in Sudan

On the 500th day of the war in Sudan, we present selected translated excerpts from the document titled "Five Years Since the Revolution... One Year of War," published in August 2024 by the Central Committee of the Sudanese Communist Party: 

The attempts by civil forces, who allied with the Supreme Security Committee and integrated it into the government under the pretext that "there is no solution to Sudan’s crisis except by submitting to the United States and the West, gaining their favor for debt relief, and continuing to receive loans," have failed to convince the people who chose the path of revolution for change. These forces also sought reconciliation with so-called "moderate Islamists" to achieve national unity, claiming it would bring stability and attract foreign investments for the country’s revival. However, the past years of the transitional period have revealed the fallacy of their development concept and exposed their lack of understanding of the revolution’s goals. 

Our people recognize that any state founded on parasitic capitalism, whether its ideology is Islamic or secular, is merely an extension of a larger global agenda. This became evident during the reign of the ousted regime, which professed opposition to the U.S. and the West while simultaneously advancing their agenda in Sudan and the region. This reality has been further confirmed during the transitional governments of the revolution, which have been characterized by economic crimes against the people and the state, the erosion of rights and equality before the law, and a pervasive lack of security. Throughout this period, there have been breakdowns in security, widespread human rights violations, and conflicts that have resulted in attacks and wars against citizens in cities, villages, and displacement camps within conflict zones, spreading even into previously safe areas in the region and neighboring states. 

Efforts to force citizens to relinquish their land for seizure and resource exploitation through both economic and non-economic means were met with massive popular resistance. This resistance culminated in the coup of October 25, 2021, and later escalated into war between the two military factions, driven by secondary contradictions over who would dominate power and control the transitional period to serve their own interests and secure the backing of regional and international powers. 

Clearly, the solution cannot be found in reverting to the same policies imposed by international, regional, and local initiatives, nor in relying on the same social forces that strayed from the revolution and instigated the war to crush it. These forces fragmented the revolution's base and sowed chaos to terrorize and subjugate the citizens, forcing them to choose between accepting the “soft landing” project for the sake of security or abandoning the principles and slogans of the revolution. 

Our party’s literature, both before and after the war of April 15, 2023, has consistently emphasized that the primary conflict in our country is both a national and international struggle. The central contradiction remains between the projects of radical change and the “soft landing” approach adopted by the transitional governments. The October 2021 coup and the April 15  war were tools used by the proponents of the soft landing, both domestically and internationally, to resolve the conflict in their favor. These events were simply continuations of a political project aimed at crushing the revolution, terrorizing the citizens, and dispersing and dismantling the active revolutionary forces. 

In response to the war and in opposition to it, the party has adopted the slogan, “Stop the war and reclaim the revolution through the broadest grassroots mass front,” aiming to defeat the war and its political and social objectives, hold those responsible accountable and bring them to trial, and then return to the December Revolution project, which the masses embraced as their path to change. 

The party’s declaration of its political stance on the war is a verbal expression of its practical struggle towards the cause and serves as a political address to the masses. The party, along with its institutions and branches, links words with revolutionary action, moving towards organizing, addressing the masses through available means, and working to dismantle the war, its consequences, and its objectives. The struggle to stop the war, secure the right to a safe life with dignity, and compel responsible parties to provide essential services and means of livelihood, while refusing to legitimize the war by siding with either of the warring parties, not granting any legitimacy to the outcomes, and rejecting any compromise that would restore the partnership between the remnants of the ousted regime and the “Progress” faction under external supervision to form a government that serves their interests. The party is committed to mobilizing a peaceful mass struggle that escalates to defeat the conspiracy against Sudan and its people and works to reclaim the revolution. 

The party’s declaration of its political stance on the war is not just a public statement but a reflection of its practical struggle toward the cause, serving as a political address to the masses. The party, along with its institutions and branches, aligns words with revolutionary action, focusing on organizing, engaging with the masses through all available means, and working to dismantle the war, its consequences, and its objectives. The struggle involves stopping the war, securing the right to a safe and dignified life, and compelling responsible parties to provide essential services and means of livelihood, all while refusing to legitimize the war by siding with either of the warring factions. The party rejects granting any legitimacy to the outcomes and opposes any compromise that would restore the partnership between the remnants of the ousted regime and the “Progress” faction under external supervision to form a government that serves their interests. The party remains committed to mobilizing a peaceful mass struggle that escalates to defeat the conspiracy against Sudan and its people and works to reclaim the revolution.