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same time it is true that the revolution does not belief in these cosmetic solutions. The revolution believes in how much
contribution the tribe has made to the Mujahideen? How much members it provided? How many training camps the
tribe has opened? When the revolution allowed the ‘Council of Elders’ to function it was looking for gentlemen!! But did
not find them. The revolution has reached a conclusion to bypass this tribe, which occupies a strategic place in
disseminating the ideas of the Islamic movement to West and Central Africa in addition to occupying an area
considered to be the last line of defence to the movement in case it has been cornered. Therefore the movement has
bypassed this tribe and has worked to strengthen other powers in Greater Darfur and has accommodated Chadian
tribes armed to the teeth in Darfur in addition to promoting conflicts and divisions among the elements constituting the
Fur Sultanate (Fur and Tunjur, etc). The movement will not feel secured until this tribe is contained or exterminated to
secure the Western front.
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A number of factors have contributed in its formation:
1. The need to create a leadership that is loyal to the Islamic movement to suppress rebellious tendencies prevailing
in the tribe in addition to the fact that the movement (NIF) wanted to undermine the role of the historical leaders of the
Fur who oppose the movement.
2. The feelings of the tribe to have a leadership of whatever kind. Probably one of the successes of this council was
the creation of a centralised leadership for the tribe all over the Sudan and the second success was to reduce security
pressures on opposition members of the tribe inside the Sudan and one further success is the creation of leading
cadres to lead the political movement in Darfur in particular in Western and Southern Darfur excluding Northern Darfur.
However, one of major problems of the council was its failure to attract a large and considerable number of tribesmen
to form a strong lobby to protect the tribe’s interest in the state. In this respect the leader of the Council as well as the
prominent leaders inside and outside the Sudan should have been absorbed in the movement (Islamic Movement –
NIF). Such efforts should have culminated in an agreement similar to the Khartoum peace agreement (between GOS
and SIM). A further problem is also the failure of the Council to mobilise the tribe to participate in the national projects
like the popular defence forces, popular police forces, and in the various mobilisations. Our view is that for various
reasons, any member of the Fur tribe should have been forced to take part in the popular defence forces. One more
problem is the failure of the Council to promote members of the Fur tribe to prominent central positions as well as its
failure to create an effective organisational structure capable of activating the various social activities of the tribe.
Political groups within the tribe and their effect:
1. A secular group opposing the regime
This group is represented by Ahmed Ibrahim Direige and the rest of the members of the tribe in exile opposition. This
group has support inside the Sudan despite it doesn’t have any deep work or clear vision amongst members of the
tribe. And because of its uncompromising secularism it doesn’t exist within the tribe despite it is being looked at as the
major defender of the tribe’s interest.
2. Islamists group
This is an emerging group and the formation of the Council of Elders could be considered as one of its first
achievements but it has a low support for various reasons. It seems to be difficult for this group to become effective
because it is linked to the movement. Most of the effective initiatives have come from this group such as the
resignation of Bolad and Abdulgabbar.
3. Future trends within the tribe
Association of the tribe with secularism and its opposition to the government and its adoption of the policies that call for
restoration of democracy with its traditional, sectarian and secular political parties as well as its support of the
international dimension ignored two important factors: Firstly; So what afterwards when the Ingaz regime is toppled?
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