Al-Burhan in Naqaa..
Ibrahim Shaglawy
From the heart of the Naqaa and Musawwarat region in River Nile State, one of the icons of human civilization, the President of the Sovereign Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chose to address the Sudanese people yesterday on the centennial anniversary of the army’s founding and the 71st anniversary of its Sudanization.
It seems that the choice of location was not a coincidence, but a conscious, calculated political decision, supported by a smart media vision that understands how to utilize the symbolism of the site in a battle that goes beyond military confrontation to one of sovereignty, existence, and legitimacy.
Naqaa stands as a living witness to the depth and authenticity of Sudanese civilization and its history. It was an important city in the Kushite Kingdom, witnessing the succession of kingdoms and the construction of prominent temples like the Temple of Amun and the Lion Temple, built around 225 B.C., where spiritual religiosity met politics and administration to make history.
Naqaa lies about 170 kilometers northeast of Khartoum and stands out as an important center on ancient trade routes, which gave it great significance and fame for its diverse temples.
That the speech of President Al-Burhan came from this place is a linking of the past with the present, and a summoning of history as an actor in the war of April 15, 2023, when an elite and loyal group of the Presidential Guard confronted an attempt to hijack the state by the Rapid Support Militia and its local and regional supporters, protecting the army commander, the head of state, and defending Sudan, with the faithful sons of the nation rising up to defend the country.
The speech carried multiple messages: Internally, it reaffirmed that the armed forces are a purely national institution since their establishment in 1925 under the name “Sudan Defense Force,” not in the name of a king or colonial power.
Externally, it conveyed several messages that the Sudanese army is an extension of deeply rooted military traditions, and that it is the guardian of sovereignty and the nation’s memory. That any bet on the militia is a losing one, and that the legitimacy of governance in Sudan is not granted by regional capitals, but is derived from history, from the land, the people, and the sacrifices.
The most important aspect of the event is the leadership’s understanding that today’s conflict is not decided by weapons alone, but by the narrative that determines who holds the legitimacy to represent the homeland. The appearance from Naqaa and Musawwarat is a confirmation that Sudan is not the offspring of colonial borders, but the extension of a deep-rooted civilization, and that the army is the guardian of national identity, sovereignty, and independent decision-making.
Politically, the speech combined a high mobilizing tone with phrases such as “the battle of dignity” and “defeating the rebellion,” along with attentive symbolism that reinforces the army’s legitimacy in the face of attempts to question it. Thus, the speech went beyond the occasion of Army Day to become a cultural-political statement that defines the meaning of “homeland” and who has the right to defend it.
In this context, Al-Burhan’s speech appears as a smart repositioning, in which the military leadership seeks to move beyond the narrow security discourse toward a broader cultural-political discourse. In doing so, it does not only address adversaries or allies, but speaks to the conscience of the Sudanese people and invokes their sense of unity, at a moment when the importance of restoring the national project that enhances belonging and loyalty becomes evident.
No matter how the faint-hearted differ in their stance towards Al-Burhan or the performance of the military institution, his choice of Naqaa and Musawwarat is a clear message: Sudan is not governed by proxy or under guardianship, but from the heart of its land that made its history. In Naqaa, the equation of sovereignty is embodied: a national project resisting disintegration, facing emergent forces without political or historical legitimacy.
And according to #Face_of_Truth, Al-Burhan in Naqaa is like the Sudanese people in Naqaa—rejecting the hijacking of their state, carrying a legacy of pride and dignity that does not aggress upon others, but knows how to defend land and history. From here, Naqaa became a platform to declare that Sudan is not governed by dictates or by mortgaging its decision, nor surrendered to betrayal, but that its steeds remain saddled to restore its glory and preserve its unity.
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Friday, August 15, 2025
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