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The Popular Defence Forces (PDF) are parallel to the regular armed forces. The total number of armed forces personnel is currently 150,000 soldiers and officers, distributed across various branches and regions.

b. Rapid Support Forces: These are highly mobile militias with a striking force of approximately 50,000 elements under the direct command of Hemedti. They generally require training and qualification according to local and international laws for integration into the armed forces. Approximately half of them can be absorbed into the armed forces, with the other half being demobilized equitably.

c. Popular Defence Forces: These are lightly armed and poorly numbered militias formed during the era of Al-Ingaz. Some of their remnants still exist, but their military and political influence has diminished after the war in the South and its cessation in the Nuba Mountains. They consist of approximately 40,000 soldiers and are led by local commanders. The majority of them generally require training and qualification according to local and international laws for integration into the armed forces. Approximately half of them can be absorbed into the armed forces, with the other half demobilized.

d. The People's Army: This is a comprehensive army that became a second army after the Naivasha Agreement. Its leaders did not sign the peace agreement with the current government. It is primarily concentrated in the Nuba Mountains region, with a number of fighters in South Sudan and the Blue Nile region. It consists of individuals of various ages (estimated troop strength: 30-45,000 fighters). They lack training and generally require training and qualification according to local and international laws for integration into the armed forces. In the event of a just peace agreement, approximately half of them can be absorbed into the armed forces, with the other half demobilized.

e. Armed Movements that Signed the Doha Peace Agreement (their total number was calculated in the agreement to be approximately 50,000 fighters, the largest among them being the Justice and Equality Movement forces and the Sudan Liberation Army forces led by Minni Arko Minnawi).

f. Peace Movements with Al-Ingaz: These are forces, some of whom were integrated during the peace agreement between them and the Al-Ingaz regime. Approximately 10,000 elements remain in central Sudan. They lack training and generally require training and qualification according to local and international laws for integration into the armed forces.

g. Sudan Liberation Army – Abdel Wahid: These are forces concentrated in Jebel Marra, with some forces in the Nuba Mountains. They consist of approximately 5,000 elements. They generally require training and qualification according to local and international laws for integration into the armed forces. In the event of a just peace agreement, approximately half of them can be absorbed into the armed forces, with the other half demobilized.

h. Other Movement Forces that Did Not Participate in the Peace Process: Among them are the Revolutionary Awakening Council, the New Justice and Equality Movement, the Sudanese Federal Alliance, and several wings of the Sudan Liberation Army (their political representative is the "Tahaluf" alliance).