Calls grow to label NCP a terrorist group
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John Ashworth
Aug 6, 2025, 2:58:06 AMAug 6
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1. Attached please find a call to designate the NCP/Sudanese Islamic
Movement as a terrorist organisation by the Civil Democratic Alliance
of the Revolutionary Forces “Somoud”.
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2. Sudan pro-democracy group calls for NCP to be branded terrorist organization
Sudan Tribune
August 5, 2025 (KHARTOUM) – A Sudanese pro-democracy coalition is
calling for the National Congress Party (NCP) and the associated
Sudanese Islamic Movement to be designated as a terrorist organization
both domestically and internationally, according to a statement
written in English released by the group.
The Civil Democratic Alliance for Revolutionary Forces (Somoud) also
stated that it was pushing for a constitutional ban on the NCP and the
criminalisation of any affiliation with it.
In a five-page statement extended to Sudan Tribune, Somoud accused the
movement of being the “greatest obstacle to peace, security,
stability, democracy, and prosperity” and stated that it categorically
rejects the NCP’s participation in any future political process.
The group accused the Islamic Movement of making Khartoum a “major hub
for extremist and terrorist movements”, saying it hosted figures like
Osama bin Laden and Carlos the Jackal. The statement also pointed to
U.S. court rulings that found the former regime provided logistical
support for the 1998 embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam and
the 2000 attack on the USS Cole.
Somoud cited International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants for
former president Omar al-Bashir and other high-ranking NCP officials
on charges of genocide and war crimes. It claimed that since war began
on April 15, 2023, brigades linked to the Islamic Movement have been
documented carrying out extrajudicial killings and atrocities
“identical to those of ISIS”.
The coalition described the NCP as a “putschist organization” for
overthrowing a democratic government in 1989 and staging another coup
on Oct. 25, 2021. The statement said that during its three decades in
power, the regime banned political parties, dissolved unions, tortured
opponents, and suppressed freedoms of expression and assembly. Somoud
added that the regime’s “public order” system oppressed tens of
thousands of women annually and that it demolished churches and
confiscated property from Christians.
The statement alleged the Islamic Movement turned the state into a
“vehicle for plunder”, looting wealth from more than $80 billion in
oil revenues and $30 billion from gold while neglecting public
infrastructure.
Somoud holds the Islamic Movement responsible for igniting the April
2023 war and accused it of sabotaging multiple peace initiatives,
including the Jeddah platform. Any attempt to restore the movement to
power would betray the “glorious December Revolution” that toppled the
regime in 2019, the group said.
While demanding the NCP’s exclusion, Somoud said it was ready to
engage in dialogue with other Islamist groups that reject the war,
accept pluralistic democracy, and disavow terrorism.
https://sudantribune.com/article303595/
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3. Calls grow to label Sudan’s Islamic Movement a terrorist group
Sudan Times / June 10, 2025
Sudanese political leaders and civil-society figures are urging their
government and the international community to designate the country’s
Islamist movement — the local branch of the Muslim Brotherhood — as a
trans-national terrorist organization, citing its decades-long record
of violence at home and abroad.
The campaign follows a June 3 letter from U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz,
D-Fla., asking President Donald Trump to open a formal review that
could place the Muslim Brotherhood on the U.S. list of foreign
terrorist organizations. Several American allies, including Egypt,
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have already banned the
Brotherhood.
A long, bloody history
Known in Sudan as the “Kizan,” the Islamist movement seized power in a
1989 coup and ruled for 30 years before a popular uprising toppled it
in 2019. During its tenure, the movement hosted al-Qaida leaders Osama
bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, planned the 1998 bombings of U.S.
embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and tried to assassinate Egypt’s
president in 1995, according to U.S. and regional security officials.
Researchers say dozens of Islamist battalions linked to the movement
have fought in Sudan’s current civil war alongside General al-Burhan’s
SAF, which erupted on April 15, 2023, committing atrocities that
include beheadings of civilians captured on widely shared videos.
Khalid Omar Yousif, a former cabinet minister and senior member of the
opposition Samood alliance, told Sudan Peace Tracker the Islamist
project “blew Sudan apart with genocide, then ignited the April 15
war, creating today’s worst humanitarian disaster.”
Babiker Faisal, head of the Federalists’ executive bureau, called the
movement “extremist, violent and bent on physically eliminating
political opponents.”
Former justice minister Nasreldin Abdel-Bari said the group built
Sudan’s repressive security services and helped orchestrate the Oct.
25, 2021 coup that derailed the country’s democratic transition.
“Given its historic ties to global jihadist networks and its record of
sectarian incitement,” he said, “a terrorist designation is essential
for justice and lasting peace.”
Broader trend
The push in Sudan mirrors steps elsewhere. Jordan outlawed the
Brotherhood in April, while Russia, Kazakhstan and Austria have
imposed bans or tight restrictions in recent years. Advocates say an
international designation would freeze assets, block travel and curb
the group’s ability to fund fighters.
Analyst Abdel-Monem El-Jak warned that Sudan’s post-revolution
governments “failed to uproot the movement from the army, media and
economy,” allowing it to regroup and prolong the war.
Whether Washington will act remains unclear. The State Department has
previously cited “complex organizational structures” across multiple
countries in resisting a blanket terrorist listing. But Sudanese
campaigners argue their branch’s direct role in the current conflict
makes it a special case.
“The Islamist movement is not just a political party,” Yousif said.
“It is the engine of war in Sudan, and the region will not know
stability until it is treated as such.”
https://thesudantimes.com/sudan/calls-grow-to-label-sudans-islamic-movement-a-terrorist-group/
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______________________
John Ashworth
ashwor...@gmail.com
+254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile, WhatsApp and Signal)
PO Box 403 - 00206, Kiserian, Kenya
Movement as a terrorist organisation by the Civil Democratic Alliance
of the Revolutionary Forces “Somoud”.
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2. Sudan pro-democracy group calls for NCP to be branded terrorist organization
Sudan Tribune
August 5, 2025 (KHARTOUM) – A Sudanese pro-democracy coalition is
calling for the National Congress Party (NCP) and the associated
Sudanese Islamic Movement to be designated as a terrorist organization
both domestically and internationally, according to a statement
written in English released by the group.
The Civil Democratic Alliance for Revolutionary Forces (Somoud) also
stated that it was pushing for a constitutional ban on the NCP and the
criminalisation of any affiliation with it.
In a five-page statement extended to Sudan Tribune, Somoud accused the
movement of being the “greatest obstacle to peace, security,
stability, democracy, and prosperity” and stated that it categorically
rejects the NCP’s participation in any future political process.
The group accused the Islamic Movement of making Khartoum a “major hub
for extremist and terrorist movements”, saying it hosted figures like
Osama bin Laden and Carlos the Jackal. The statement also pointed to
U.S. court rulings that found the former regime provided logistical
support for the 1998 embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam and
the 2000 attack on the USS Cole.
Somoud cited International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants for
former president Omar al-Bashir and other high-ranking NCP officials
on charges of genocide and war crimes. It claimed that since war began
on April 15, 2023, brigades linked to the Islamic Movement have been
documented carrying out extrajudicial killings and atrocities
“identical to those of ISIS”.
The coalition described the NCP as a “putschist organization” for
overthrowing a democratic government in 1989 and staging another coup
on Oct. 25, 2021. The statement said that during its three decades in
power, the regime banned political parties, dissolved unions, tortured
opponents, and suppressed freedoms of expression and assembly. Somoud
added that the regime’s “public order” system oppressed tens of
thousands of women annually and that it demolished churches and
confiscated property from Christians.
The statement alleged the Islamic Movement turned the state into a
“vehicle for plunder”, looting wealth from more than $80 billion in
oil revenues and $30 billion from gold while neglecting public
infrastructure.
Somoud holds the Islamic Movement responsible for igniting the April
2023 war and accused it of sabotaging multiple peace initiatives,
including the Jeddah platform. Any attempt to restore the movement to
power would betray the “glorious December Revolution” that toppled the
regime in 2019, the group said.
While demanding the NCP’s exclusion, Somoud said it was ready to
engage in dialogue with other Islamist groups that reject the war,
accept pluralistic democracy, and disavow terrorism.
https://sudantribune.com/article303595/
END2
3. Calls grow to label Sudan’s Islamic Movement a terrorist group
Sudan Times / June 10, 2025
Sudanese political leaders and civil-society figures are urging their
government and the international community to designate the country’s
Islamist movement — the local branch of the Muslim Brotherhood — as a
trans-national terrorist organization, citing its decades-long record
of violence at home and abroad.
The campaign follows a June 3 letter from U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz,
D-Fla., asking President Donald Trump to open a formal review that
could place the Muslim Brotherhood on the U.S. list of foreign
terrorist organizations. Several American allies, including Egypt,
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have already banned the
Brotherhood.
A long, bloody history
Known in Sudan as the “Kizan,” the Islamist movement seized power in a
1989 coup and ruled for 30 years before a popular uprising toppled it
in 2019. During its tenure, the movement hosted al-Qaida leaders Osama
bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, planned the 1998 bombings of U.S.
embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and tried to assassinate Egypt’s
president in 1995, according to U.S. and regional security officials.
Researchers say dozens of Islamist battalions linked to the movement
have fought in Sudan’s current civil war alongside General al-Burhan’s
SAF, which erupted on April 15, 2023, committing atrocities that
include beheadings of civilians captured on widely shared videos.
Khalid Omar Yousif, a former cabinet minister and senior member of the
opposition Samood alliance, told Sudan Peace Tracker the Islamist
project “blew Sudan apart with genocide, then ignited the April 15
war, creating today’s worst humanitarian disaster.”
Babiker Faisal, head of the Federalists’ executive bureau, called the
movement “extremist, violent and bent on physically eliminating
political opponents.”
Former justice minister Nasreldin Abdel-Bari said the group built
Sudan’s repressive security services and helped orchestrate the Oct.
25, 2021 coup that derailed the country’s democratic transition.
“Given its historic ties to global jihadist networks and its record of
sectarian incitement,” he said, “a terrorist designation is essential
for justice and lasting peace.”
Broader trend
The push in Sudan mirrors steps elsewhere. Jordan outlawed the
Brotherhood in April, while Russia, Kazakhstan and Austria have
imposed bans or tight restrictions in recent years. Advocates say an
international designation would freeze assets, block travel and curb
the group’s ability to fund fighters.
Analyst Abdel-Monem El-Jak warned that Sudan’s post-revolution
governments “failed to uproot the movement from the army, media and
economy,” allowing it to regroup and prolong the war.
Whether Washington will act remains unclear. The State Department has
previously cited “complex organizational structures” across multiple
countries in resisting a blanket terrorist listing. But Sudanese
campaigners argue their branch’s direct role in the current conflict
makes it a special case.
“The Islamist movement is not just a political party,” Yousif said.
“It is the engine of war in Sudan, and the region will not know
stability until it is treated as such.”
https://thesudantimes.com/sudan/calls-grow-to-label-sudans-islamic-movement-a-terrorist-group/
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______________________
John Ashworth
ashwor...@gmail.com
+254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile, WhatsApp and Signal)
PO Box 403 - 00206, Kiserian, Kenya
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