Siddiq Abdelrahman Ander

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

Defected from the RSF on October 30, 2026, and urged other fighters to join the army

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

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It has become clear to us beyond any doubt that we were serving a purely family-based project controlled by Hemedti's relatives in every aspect, money, weapons, fighters' movements and the granting of ranks.

from Senior RSF commanders defect, citing family control of Sudan's paramilitary · Updated 6 days ago

Anyone who speaks out and tells the whole truth faces expulsion, imprisonment or a hidden death.

from Senior RSF commanders defect, citing family control of Sudan's paramilitary · Updated 6 days ago