Today Sudan’s capital exploded in an attack after weeks of an internal political fight between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the Sudanese Army leader, and his second in command, the paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. This fight was over the planned integration of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the regular army.

One of the most significant mistakes which Field Marshal Omar Bashir may have committed was his distrust of the Sudan Armed Forces and his subsequent formation of a militia paramilitary Rapid Support Force as a counter-force against his then-perceived military coup that might come from SAF.

Today that force has turned its guns against Sudan. A weakened Sudan Military is now up against an illiterate paramilitary commander commanding armed to-the-teeth SRF, with 90% of its composition comprising street boys mainly from Chad.

Creating a strange combination of foreign paramilitary force and power-hungry commander is a possible threat to Sudan and its neighbor to the South.

Today South Sudan is controlled by the Dictator Salva Kiir Mayardit, who has turned his guns toward his people in South Sudan ever since he inherited the leadership role after the tragic death of Sudanese revolutionary leader John Garang.

Salva Kiir uses South Sudanese Military units and foreign fighters to exploit targeted tribals in his country who want him to call for direct elections or step down from power. By doing so, he continued to attack the spirit of Garang, who was a significant influence on the movement that led to the foundation of South Sudan.

Unfortunately, Sudan’s failed experiment will echo the bleak future awaiting South Sudan if the nation does not go through a much-needed leadership change to build upon the legacy of Garang’s dream and his work as the leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA).