{
  "id": 19402294,
  "title": "Senior RSF commander defects to Sudanese army after 13 years with rival group",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/senior-rsf-commander-defects-to-sudanese-army-after-13-years-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T22:06:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/263671/world/senior-rsf-commander-defects-to-sudanese-army-after-13-years-with-rival-group"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "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."
}