RSF senior commander defects, accusing Sudan group’s leadership of nepotism
In exclusive footage obtained by Al Jazeera, Siddiq Ander describes RSF as a 'purely family-based project'.
Senior commander Siddiq Ander says he has defected from Sudan‘s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to exclusive video footage obtained by Al Jazeera.
The footage, published on Friday, shows Ander accusing relatives of RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as “Hemedti”, of tightly controlling the group’s finances, weapons, troop movements and military promotions.
Ander’s exit follows a string of high-profile defections this year, with some commanders leaving alongside hundreds of fighters.
Yet another senior commander, Major General al-Nour Ahmed Adam, known as al-Qubba, joined the SAF in April and was publicly welcomed by Sudanese leader and military chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.