{
  "id": 12881196,
  "title": "Rapid Support Forces special task group commander defects with 300 troops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/rapid-support-forces-special-task-group-commander-defects-with-300",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:47:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/uxpyhacqw"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lt. Col. Mohammed Azraq Al-Fanjari, the commander of the Special Task Group in the Rapid Support Forces, has defected along with approximately 300 officers and soldiers and 30 combat vehicles, according to Ajel English. This marks the latest split within the Rapid Support Forces, which has been ongoing amid military operations in Darfur, Kordofan, and Blue Nile. The defection follows the recent split of a unit from the Sudan Liberation Forces Alliance, led by Al-Tahir Hajar, which has since aligned with the armed forces.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}