Sudan: The Al-Bara Ibn Malik Brigade – a Lifeline to the Army or a Lifelong Challenge

After a week’s detention, Saudi Arabian authorities released Al-Misbah Abuzeid Talha, the leader of the Al-Bara Bin Malik Brigade, an Islamist paramilitary allied with the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF). The young Islamic leader’s release and return to Port Sudan has received mixed reactions within the army, despite the Al-Bara Bin Malik Brigade’s past military support to the army.

Saudi authorities arrested Abuzeid on 4 June, after the militia leader had travelled to Saudi Arabia to attend the Hajj…