Osman Digna vs Raheel Sharif

Osman Digna led Mahdist forces to victory against a British-Egyptian army at the Battle of Tamai in eastern Sudan. The defeat forced British forces to retreat and secured Mahdist control over the Red Sea coast region.

Osman Digna besieged the British-held port of Suakin from 1884 to 1885. Although he failed to capture the city, his forces repeatedly defeated British relief columns and tied down significant British military resources.

Osman Digna's forces were decisively defeated by British-Egyptian troops at the Battle of Tokar. This loss ended Mahdist control over the eastern Sudan region and forced Digna to retreat into the interior.

Osman Digna was captured by British forces in January 1900 after years of guerrilla warfare. He was imprisoned in Egypt, first in Cairo and later in Alexandria, where he remained until his death in 1926.

General Raheel Sharif was appointed as the 15th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, succeeding General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. His appointment came at a time of heightened terrorism and political instability, and he was seen as a reformist leader within the military.

General Raheel Sharif launched Operation Zarb-e-Azb, a large-scale military offensive against militant groups in North Waziristan. The operation targeted Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and other insurgents, resulting in the clearance of the region and a significant reduction in terrorist attacks across Pakistan.

Following the Peshawar school massacre, General Raheel Sharif oversaw the lifting of a moratorium on the death penalty for terrorism-related cases. Hundreds of convicted militants were executed, and military courts were established to expedite trials. This policy was controversial but widely supported domestically.

General Raheel Sharif was appointed as the first commander-in-chief of the Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT), a Saudi-led coalition of Muslim countries. He retired from the Pakistan Army to take this role, marking a significant international engagement for a former Pakistani army chief.