Senior RSF commander defects to Sudanese army after 13 years with rival group
AnadoluISTANBULA senior commander in Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced Tuesday that he had defected to the Sudanese army, ending approximately 13 years of s...
A senior Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, Lt. Gen. Khalid Nour al-Daim Bireish, has defected to the Sudanese army after a 13-year tenure with the paramilitary group. Bireish, a former Sudanese army officer, joined the RSF in 2013 and held senior administrative, security, and operational positions before his defection. This defection is the latest in a series of RSF commanders leaving the group amidst ongoing conflict with the Sudanese army. The RSF has not yet responded to the reported defection.
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