Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday slammed a “deceptive statement” by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) denying its involvement in murder and beheading of three people on tribal and ethnic grounds.
The video, circulated online since Thursday, depicts military personnel celebrating with severed heads, claiming them to be RSF personnel.
This event is being compared to the methods employed by ISIS in public executions, sparking significant worries about the worsening violence situation in Sudan.
RSF said despite attempts by SAF to conceal the truth, grim reality is that for over three decades, the terrorist battalions of the former regime inflicted unspeakable horrors upon the innocent people of Sudan.
“The only solution lies in completely eradicating the former regime, putting an end to their inhumane reign once and for all. The only way to halt their barbarism is to dismantle them and prevent them from ever again ascending to power.”
RSF said beheading video was not the first to be released by army accused the armed forces of carrying out similar massacres in the past and documenting the acts.
The RSF added that the SAF spokesperson’s comment about the purported establishment of an investigative committee is nothing more than a deceptive tactic—a thinly veiled effort to divert attention from the harsh realities confronting the Sudanese people.
Individuals seen in the video carrying out the grueseme acts are easily identifiable by their names and ranks and receive their orders from the leadership of the SAF and its supporters from the Bashir regime, RSF statement said.
“Their attempts to cover up the egregious crimes of their terrorist battalions will prove unsuccessful.”
The RSF reiterated that its soldiers consistently demonstrate the highest levels of restraint and morality when dealing with prisoners of war from the SAF and the now-defunct National Congress Party.
“We remain steadfast in our commitment to treat them ethically and in line with international and humanitarian laws.”
Sudan has since April 15, 2023 been plunged into a civil war pitting army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against RSF Commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
The conflict has resulted in a devastating toll, with over 12,190 casualties and the displacement of more than seven million people, according to estimates by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project and UN figures, respectively.
Mediation efforts have faced significant obstacles due to deep-seated animosity between the rival factions. Despite Burhan’s administration continuing to issue statements as Sudan’s government, Dagalo’s Rapid Support Forces assert control over Khartoum’s streets, Darfur, and a substantial part of Al-Jazira, once Sudan’s vital agricultural region.
