Senior RSF Commanders Defect to Sudanese Army Amid Internal Fractures

Major General Al-Nour Ahmed Adam and field commander Ali Rizqallah have officially defected from the Rapid Support Forces to join the Sudanese Armed Forces. Adam, a co-founder of the militia, reportedly brought critical intelligence regarding RSF supply lines and drone launch sites across the borders with Chad and Libya. The RSF leadership has sentenced the defectors to death in absentia, highlighting the deepening tribal and political fractures within the paramilitary organization as its battlefield losses continue to mount.

Date: May 21, 2026

Location: Sudan

Conflict: Sudanese Civil War

Category: other

Severity: MEDIUM

Source: Geeska Afrika Online

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