{"id":24391,"date":"2025-06-01T17:46:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T15:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhinosd.net\/?p=24391"},"modified":"2025-06-01T17:46:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T15:46:06","slug":"inside-sudans-jihadist-army-the-rise-of-the-baraa-bin-malik-corps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhinosd.net\/?p=24391&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Inside Sudan\u2019s Jihadist Army: The Rise of the Baraa bin Malik Corps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Report: SPT<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">In a deadly escalation of extremist violence, Mali and Burkina Faso were rocked in May by a new wave of terrorist attacks carried out by Jama\u2019a Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a group affiliated with al-Qaeda. The coordinated assaults killed approximately 150 civilians and military personnel and left dozens more injured.<\/span><\/h1>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-24391-1\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/rhinosd.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inside-Sudans-Jihadist-Army-Vid-1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rhinosd.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inside-Sudans-Jihadist-Army-Vid-1.mp4\">https:\/\/rhinosd.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inside-Sudans-Jihadist-Army-Vid-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">On Saturday, May 24, JNIM fighters targeted the Dioura military camp in Mali\u2019s central Mopti region, resulting in 67 casualties among soldiers, both killed and wounded. Just ten days earlier, on May 13, the group had claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the strategic northern town of Djibo in Burkina Faso, where more than 100 people were killed or injured. These back-to-back attacks underline the group\u2019s sustained operational capacity and its growing influence across the Sahel.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Far from being isolated incidents, these attacks are part of a broader and escalating trend, signaling a geographic and strategic shift among Islamist extremist movements. Increasingly, such groups are shifting their base of operations from Asia to Africa, exploiting fragile state institutions, widespread poverty, illiteracy, and authoritarian rule, conditions that allow extremist ideologies to take root and thrive.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">From Boko Haram around Lake Chad to the Macina Liberation Front and Ansar al-Dine in Mali, JNIM in both Mali and Burkina Faso, and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) in Niger, the Sahel has become a central hub for jihadist operations in Africa and one of the world\u2019s most volatile security flashpoints.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">However, the threat is no longer confined to the Sahel. It is now extending into the heart of the continent through the Horn of Africa. Sudan, in particular, has emerged as a critical new front, with the rise of several well-organized, ideologically driven jihadist militias since the outbreak of its civil conflict on April 15, 2023.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">These groups, many of them aligned with Sudan\u2019s Islamist movement, include the Baraa ibn Malik Battalion, the Lightning Brigade (Barq al-Khatif), the Strategic Battalion, and the Elite Brigade, as well as several regionally or ethnically based militias. Among them, the Baraa ibn Malik Battalion is considered the most prominent and dangerous. It is currently fighting alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Security analysts warn that these developments could mark the beginning of a new and more expansive jihadist wave, one that spreads from Sudan and the Horn of Africa deep into the African interior, with potential repercussions across the Arab world and the Red Sea corridor.<\/span><\/h1>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-24391-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/rhinosd.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inside-Sudans-Jihadist-Army-Vid-2-1.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rhinosd.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inside-Sudans-Jihadist-Army-Vid-2-1.mp4\">https:\/\/rhinosd.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inside-Sudans-Jihadist-Army-Vid-2-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Legitimizing Jihadist Expansion Under the Army\u2019s Banner<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The \u201cBaraa bin Malik Brigade\u201d is considered one of the most prominent and dangerous shadow militias affiliated with Sudan\u2019s Islamic Movement. Reports indicate that it was this very group that triggered the outbreak of the war, aiming to block any political settlement that might revive the path toward democratic transition.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">On April 1, 2024, the brigade\u2019s commander, Misbah Abu Zaid Talha, announced on his official Facebook page that its forces had grown to 21,000 fighters, prompting its reorganization into the \u201cBaraa bin Malik Division.\u201d Roughly one year later, on April 8, 2025, it was upgraded once again to the \u201cBaraa bin Malik Corps,\u201d with estimates suggesting its ranks had swelled to around 35,000. This rapid expansion points to a systematic, annualized growth strategy.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">On April 19, the brigade issued an official statement declaring: \u201cThe Baraa bin Malik Corps in the Red Sea State announces the opening of recruitment for a new protection battalion to operate under the banner of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">In an exclusive interview with SPT, a Sudanese naval officer in Port Sudan revealed that the Baraa bin Malik Brigade is actively exploiting the ongoing war, using an official cover to recruit Sudanese youth. While it presents itself as fighting alongside the Sudanese army under the slogan \u201cDefending the Homeland,\u201d its training programs include hardline jihadist indoctrination, exposing a far deeper agenda than its public fa\u00e7ade suggests.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The source added that the brigade relies on extremist religious rhetoric, systematically radicalizing recruits with jihadist ideology. It thrives in the security, ideological, and political vacuum created by the war, further emboldened by the Islamists\u2019 resurgence in Sudan\u2019s political landscape, allowing it to expand with little resistance.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u201cThe most dangerous aspect,\u201d the officer warned, \u201cis that the brigade enjoys official patronage from key intelligence and military leaders. Its role in combat grants it political and military legitimacy, ensuring it will remain a powerful force shaping Sudan\u2019s future, not just a temporary byproduct of the current war.\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">A Ticking Time Bomb:<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Military sources with direct knowledge of the matter reveal that the Al-Baraa Brigade, a radical Islamist faction, is receiving direct logistical and operational support from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The group maintains a joint coordination office with the army and is being deployed as a ground combat force in battles against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The sources confirm that the brigade now controls official military bases allocated to it by the state.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">A security official told SPT that the brigade\u2019s current headquarters in Port Sudan was formerly a Central Reserve Police facility, officially reassigned to the group after it upgraded its internal status to a \u201cCorps\u201d within SAF\u2019s military structure.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The official warned that this alliance with a jihadi militia though presented as tactical grants the group dangerous political and military legitimacy, one that could escalate into a systemic threat in the event of state fragmentation.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u201cRelying on an extremist militia as a battlefield proxy is reminiscent of failed experiments where states ignited short-term tactical fires that spiraled into full-blown crises as with the Houthis in Yemen,\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">From Proxy to Predator?<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Political and military analyst Ahmed Abdel Hadi echoed these concerns, saying:<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u201cThe danger lies not only in the emergence of jihadist actors, but in their adoption by state institutions. History shows us how such proxies often outgrow their handlers, turning into monsters that devour the state itself.\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Abdel Hadi explained that Al-Baraa Brigade differs from other jihadist formations in Egypt and across Africa in that its leaders are carefully selected from among academically accomplished individuals. Many are graduates of scientific faculties, including engineering and medicine, in addition to their strict ideological training.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">This hybrid background, he warned, gives the brigade a strategic technological edge:<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u201cThey are highly proficient in military tech, particularly drone warfare and today, they form the backbone of these operations. This is a dangerous double-edged sword: the threat is not confined to Sudan\u2019s army but could spill across the entire region.\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Armament and Foreign Ties<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The Baraa bin Malik Brigade does not operate in isolation from its regional environment. Several of its senior commanders have previously fought alongside jihadist factions in Libya and Somalia, and according to multiple sources, the group maintains active ties with al-Shabaab in Somalia as well as jihadist networks within Libya. A military-security source also confirmed to SPT that the brigade has established ongoing communication with emerging Islamist groups in Chad.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The brigade makes no attempt to conceal its transnational jihadist objectives. In a video statement (featured below), Al-Misbah Abu Zaid, the brigade\u2019s commander, addresses a gathering of his fighters, declaring:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u201cOur immediate strategic goal is to establish the Islamic project in a unified Sudan. Our long-term objective, however, is to champion the cause of the oppressed across the globe.\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The same military source revealed that the brigade has obtained four Iranian-made drones, stating:<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u201cThey operate through complex and often opaque supply channels. They\u2019ve also received additional weaponry and maintain a direct line of communication with Iran.\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Political and military analyst Ahmed Abdel Hadi issued a stark warning: \u201cSudan now stands on the edge of a jihadist volcano, encircling the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, stretching from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, all amid an alarming silence from both regional and international actors. Time is running out, and silence is no longer an option.\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Note: Some sources have been anonymized for security reasons.<\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report: SPT In a deadly escalation of extremist violence, Mali and Burkina Faso were rocked in May by a new wave of terrorist attacks carried out by Jama\u2019a Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a group affiliated with al-Qaeda. The coordinated assaults killed approximately 150 civilians and military personnel and left dozens more injured. 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