Al-Nour Ahmed Adam

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Senior RSF commanders defect, citing family control of Sudan's paramilitary

Defected to the Sudanese army in April 2026

Major General Siddiq Ander left Sudan's Rapid Support Forces on October 30, saying the paramilitary is run as a family business by relatives of its leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. He also broke with the civilian Tasis alliance and called on other fighters to join the national army.

Updated 6 days ago

UK sanctions Sudanese commanders over El Fasher 'campaign of rape'

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Sanctioned after defecting to SAF

Britain froze the assets and banned the travel of 15 Sudanese commanders on 26 October 2026, a year after El Fasher fell to the Rapid Support Forces. The Foreign Office has not said whether any of them holds money in Britain.

Updated Oct 29