Sudan

300+ RSF Fighters Defect to Sudan's Army

Is this a sign of Hemedti's collapsing war machine or a dangerous cycle of impunity threatening Sudan's future?
AUG 20·Updated AUG 21
300+ RSF Fighters Defect to Sudan's Army
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Above: A group of armed RSF defectors in western Omdurman on Aug. 19. Image credit: Ebrahim Hamid/AFP/Getty Images

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