Senior RSF Commander Joins Sudanese Army After Years with Paramilitary Group
(MENAFN) A high-ranking commander in Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced Tuesday that he had switched allegiance to the Sudanese army, bringing his approximately 13-year association with the paramilitary group to an end, according to local reports.
Lt. Gen. Khalid Nour al-Daim Bireish, a former army officer, declared his support for the military after previously holding senior administrative, security and operational roles within the RSF.
Bireish joined the paramilitary force in 2013 alongside a group of professional military officers recruited to help develop its administrative and military structures.
His defection represents another departure by a senior RSF figure as the group's armed confrontation with Sudan's military continues. The RSF had not immediately issued a statement regarding the reported move.
On Nov. 2, the Sudanese army said a group of RSF members had defected and surrendered to its 4th Infantry Division in Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile state in southeastern Sudan.
According to the army, the group included a commander who shared information about RSF military activities in the region.
Earlier, on Oct. 8, Lt. Col. Mohammed Azraq al-Fanjari, who commanded the RSF Special Tasks Group, announced that he was leaving the paramilitary organization alongside 300 officers and soldiers and 30 combat vehicles.
Sudan has been witnessing an armed conflict between the national army and the RSF since April 2023, when tensions over control and power between the two forces escalated into open fighting. The war has killed thousands and forced millions of people from their homes.
Lt. Gen. Khalid Nour al-Daim Bireish, a former army officer, declared his support for the military after previously holding senior administrative, security and operational roles within the RSF.
Bireish joined the paramilitary force in 2013 alongside a group of professional military officers recruited to help develop its administrative and military structures.
His defection represents another departure by a senior RSF figure as the group's armed confrontation with Sudan's military continues. The RSF had not immediately issued a statement regarding the reported move.
On Nov. 2, the Sudanese army said a group of RSF members had defected and surrendered to its 4th Infantry Division in Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile state in southeastern Sudan.
According to the army, the group included a commander who shared information about RSF military activities in the region.
Earlier, on Oct. 8, Lt. Col. Mohammed Azraq al-Fanjari, who commanded the RSF Special Tasks Group, announced that he was leaving the paramilitary organization alongside 300 officers and soldiers and 30 combat vehicles.
Sudan has been witnessing an armed conflict between the national army and the RSF since April 2023, when tensions over control and power between the two forces escalated into open fighting. The war has killed thousands and forced millions of people from their homes.
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