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** Sudan's War Has a Center of Gravity: The Muslim Brotherhood Behind al-Burhan's Regime ([link removed])
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by Robert Williams • January 19, 2026 at 1:30 pm
* Since the outbreak of full-scale war in April 2023, Muslim Brotherhood loyalists have not merely supported the Sudanese army — they have embedded themselves within its operational, intelligence, and political core.
* In effect, the war has allowed the [Muslim] Brotherhood's defenders to re-enter the state through the back door, under the cover of national defense.
* Politically, Brotherhood-aligned parties and media outlets have worked aggressively to undermine ceasefire efforts, reject negotiations, and delegitimize civilian alternatives, framing the war as an existential struggle against "foreign agents" and "enemies of Islam." This rhetoric is not incidental — it is designed to justify indefinite conflict while positioning the Brotherhood as an indispensable wartime ally.
* While the Brotherhood and al-Qaeda differed ideologically – with al-Qaeda preferring armed struggles and the adherents of the Brotherhood preferring gradual infiltration and political power – they converged tactically. Sudan served as a permissive environment where extremist networks could operate with minimal restraint.
* Under Brotherhood-dominated governance, Sudan hosted Osama bin Laden from 1991 to 1996.....
* The Brotherhood's relationship with Hamas further illustrates its role as a regional facilitator of militant movements.
* For Iran, Sudan offered geographic reach. For the followers of the Brotherhood, Iranian support provided leverage, resources, and regional relevance. Ideology proved secondary to shared enemies and mutual utility.
* [T]he Muslim Brotherhood is not an external influence on al-Burhan's regime — it is its ideological and organizational backbone.
* A regime such as Sudan's, whose core is built on a movement with a documented history of hosting al-Qaeda, financing Hamas, cooperating with Iran, and undermining democratic transitions, cannot serve as a reliable partner for stability.
* Sudan's war has many fronts, but its center of gravity remains the same. Until the grip of the Brotherhood's extremists on the state is broken, peace will remain elusive — and instability will remain policy.

At the core of the Sudanese military regime led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan lies a deeply entrenched ideological and organizational force: the revolutionaries of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood. Pictured: Al-Burhan speaks in Port Sudan, on February 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

By any serious measure, the Sudanese military regime led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan does not operate in isolation. At its core lies a deeply entrenched ideological and organizational force: the revolutionaries of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood.

While international attention has largely framed Sudan's war as a struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), this binary obscures a more consequential reality. The conflict is also the latest chapter in the Brotherhood's decades-long project to dominate the Sudanese state — by force when necessary, by infiltration when possible, and by regional alliances when useful.


** The Brotherhood as a Wartime Power Broker
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Since the outbreak of full-scale war in April 2023, Muslim Brotherhood loyalists have not merely supported the Sudanese army — they have embedded themselves within its operational, intelligence, and political core.

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