A commander from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced his defection to the Sudanese army alongside a group of fighters, according to the army and Sudanese state media.
Al-Tayeb Mohammed Ahmed, also known as Al-Tayeb al-Wahidu, arrived in Omdurman on Friday with approximately 50 fighters and five armed vehicles, Sudan Tribune reported.
Senior army and intelligence officers received the group following its arrival in the city, which lies across the Nile from Khartoum.
Speaking to reporters, al-Wahidu said he had decided to leave the RSF because of what he described as abuses and suffering he had witnessed within its ranks.
He called on other RSF fighters to reconsider their positions and join the Sudanese army, saying there was no cause that justified continuing the fighting.
His allegations could not be independently verified, and neither the RSF nor the Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) had issued a response to the latest announcement in the statements reviewed.
The reported defection follows several similar announcements by commanders and fighters who have crossed into army-controlled territory in recent months.
In late August, approximately 200 RSF fighters led by Abu Bakr Hamouda Dahlob, the group’s former intelligence commander in North Kordofan, reportedly joined the army.
Other commanders, including Al-Nur al-Gubba and Ali Rizqallah, widely known as Savanna, have also announced their departure from the RSF this year.
Several of the reported defections have involved fighters from the Mahamid clan, whose leader, Musa Hilal, broke with the RSF and relocated from North Darfur to army-controlled territory in February.
The latest announcement comes as fighting continues across Sudan, particularly in Kordofan, Darfur and Blue Nile, with both sides seeking to consolidate control over strategically important territory.
The war, which erupted in April 2023 following a dispute over the integration of the RSF into the regular army, has displaced millions of Sudanese and triggered a devastating humanitarian crisis.
