Chapter Two
Development and Restructuring of the Sudanese Armed Forces
Introduction and General Perceptions: Our view of security and defense issues stems from the need to develop and rationalize the institutions responsible for protecting the country's security and its citizens. It also stems from the need to overcome the negative legacy that made these institutions a support for dictatorial regimes and an enemy of the citizen, rather than a servant to them.
In this regard, we present the following general perceptions: The Saleh : Security and Defense Institutions
1. Building the police, security, army, and other regular forces on a professional basis, equipping them with modern equipment and high-level training to perform their duties.
2. Placing internal security tasks primarily in the hands of the police and national guard, and leaving the task of protecting national security to internal and external security agencies, and border protection to the armed forces and border guards.
3. Establishing clear laws that govern the functioning of security and military agencies, and imposing deterrent penalties for possible transgressions within these agencies.
4. Submitting security and military agencies to the oversight of the legislative authority, through permanent specialized committees, in addition to their submission to the executive authority.
5. Spreading democratic awareness and educating about citizens' rights in all training and mobilization programs for the police, security, and defense agencies and among their elements.
6. The necessity of disbanding all illegal military and paramilitary formations, disarming them, and integrating those who cooperate with them into the regular forces.
7. The necessity of returning the prison forces, customs forces, and civil defense to their civilian nature.
The Strategic Position of the Army Compared to the Armies of Neighboring Countries: If we look at the strength of the Sudanese army according to the Global Fire Power report for 2021, which calculates military strength plus overall power, we find that the country ranks 77th out of 140 countries covered by the report. Almost all neighboring countries surpass it, except for South Sudan. Eritrea, which occupies Sudanese territory (Halayeb, the triangle of the Red Sea, and the Sudanese part of Jabal Uweinat), is ranked 13th. Ethiopia, which occupies Al-Fashaga, is ranked 66th (the report did not take into account the war situation in Tigray and the separation of many soldiers and weapons from the Ethiopian army due to it). Libya surpasses us by 7 places, ranking 70th.