RSF senior commander defects, accusing Sudan group’s leadership of nepotism

Siddiq Ander has accused RSF leader Hemedti of running the paramilitary group like a family business and suppressing dissent.

Sudan RSF commander defects from Hemedti’s forces

Senior commander Siddiq Ander says he has defected from Sudan ‘s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to exclusive video footage obtained by Al Jazeera.

The footage, published on Friday, shows Ander accusing relatives of RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as “Hemedti”, of tightly controlling the group’s finances, weapons, troop movements and military promotions.

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Ander’s exit follows a string of high-profile defections this year, with some commanders leaving alongside hundreds of fighters.

“It has become clear to us beyond any doubt that we were serving a purely family-based project controlled by Hemedti’s relatives in every aspect, money, weapons, fighters’ movements and the granting of ranks,” Ander said.

“Anyone who speaks out and tells the whole truth faces expulsion, imprisonment or a hidden death.”

Hemedti’s brother, Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, serves as the RSF deputy commander.

Senior commanders break ranks

A wave of defections has seen several senior RSF commanders leave the group this year, including Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Azraq al-Fanjari, who announced on October 8 that he was leaving, along with 300 officers and soldiers and 30 military vehicles.

Al-Fanjari also urged other fighters to abandon the RSF, expressing regret over the suffering caused by the war.

His announcement came after the September 25 defection of Al-Tayeb al-Wahidu, who joined the enemy Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) with 50 fighters in Omdurman, across the Nile from the capital, Khartoum, according to The Sudan Tribune.

Al-Wahidu cited abuses within the RSF as his reason for leaving.

Earlier, in May, Brigadier Ali Rizqallah, known as Savannah, announced his departure.

Yet another senior commander, Major General al-Nour Ahmed Adam, known as al-Qubba, joined the SAF in April and was publicly welcomed by Sudanese leader and military chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Al-Qubba’s departure followed disagreements over military appointments within the RSF leadership, the Tribune reported.

Sudan’s war erupted in April 2023 after a power struggle between the army and the RSF, including disagreements over plans to integrate the paramilitary group into the regular military.

The conflict has since displaced about 13 million people and pushed parts of the country into famine.

The latest defections come as both sides increasingly use drones in attacks that have caused mounting civilian casualties.

On October 26, strikes hit a market and residential area in Nyala, an RSF-controlled city in South Darfur.

Emergency Lawyers, a Sudanese rights group, reported more than 100 deaths, although other medical organisations recorded lower figures.

The United Nations says drone strikes have become the leading cause of civilian deaths in Sudan’s war.

西迪克·安德尔指责快速支援部队领导人赫梅蒂将该准军事组织当作家族企业来经营，并压制异议。

苏丹快速支援部队指挥官叛逃，脱离赫梅蒂的部队

据半岛电视台独家获得的视频片段显示，高级指挥官西迪克·安德尔称他已从苏丹准军事快速支援部队（RSF）叛逃。

这段于周五发布的视频显示，安德指责快速支援部队领导人穆罕默德·哈姆丹·达加洛（又名“赫梅蒂”）的亲属严格控制着该组织的财务、武器、部队调动和军事晋升。

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名单3/3：苏丹港，由于持续缺水，许多家庭几乎无力负担水费。

安德的离职是今年一系列备受瞩目的叛逃事件之一，一些指挥官与数百名战士一同离开。

安德说：“我们已经毫无疑问地清楚地认识到，我们是在为一个纯粹的家族项目服务，该项目在各个方面都由赫梅蒂的亲属控制，包括资金、武器、战士的行动以及军衔的授予。”

“任何敢于说出全部真相的人都将面临驱逐、监禁或秘密处死。”

赫梅蒂的兄弟阿卜杜勒·拉希姆·哈姆丹·达加洛担任快速支援部队副指挥官。

高级指挥官打破常规

今年，快速支援部队（RSF）多名高级指挥官因叛逃而离开，其中包括穆罕默德·阿兹拉克·凡贾里中校。他于 10 月 8 日宣布，他将带着 300 名军官和士兵以及 30 辆军用车辆离开该组织。

阿尔-凡贾里还敦促其他战士放弃快速支援部队，并对战争造成的苦难表示遗憾。

据《苏丹论坛报》报道，此前，阿尔-塔伊布·瓦希杜于 9 月 25 日叛逃，率领 50 名战士在尼罗河对岸的恩图曼加入了敌对的苏丹武装部队 (SAF)，与首都喀土穆隔河相望。

瓦希杜以快速支援部队内部的虐待行为为由，宣布离开。

此前，在五月份，绰号“萨凡纳”的阿里·里兹卡拉准将宣布离任。

另一位高级指挥官，努尔·艾哈迈德·亚当少将（又名库巴），于 4 月加入苏丹武装部队，并受到苏丹领导人兼军事首脑阿卜杜勒·法塔赫·布尔汉的公开欢迎。

据《论坛报》报道，库巴的离职是由于快速支援部队领导层内部在军事任命问题上存在分歧。

苏丹战争于 2023 年 4 月爆发，起因是军队与快速支援部队之间的权力斗争，其中包括对将该准军事组织纳入正规军的计划存在分歧。

冲突已导致约1300万人流离失所，并使该国部分地区陷入饥荒。

最新一批叛逃事件发生之际，双方越来越多地使用无人机发动袭击，造成越来越多的平民伤亡。

10 月 26 日，南达尔富尔州尼亚拉市（由快速支援部队控制）的一个市场和居民区遭到袭击。

苏丹人权组织“紧急律师”报告称，死亡人数超过 100 人，但其他医疗组织记录的数字较低。

联合国表示，无人机袭击已成为苏丹战争中平民死亡的主要原因。