Yesterday, Saturday, the Sudanese army announced the arrest of fighters from Chad and South Sudan, within the Rapid Support Forces, in the city of Omdurman, west of the capital, Khartoum.
The Sudanese army said in a statement: “The armed forces arrested foreign mercenaries fighting in the ranks of the Rapid Support militia from the countries of South Sudan and Chad.”
He explained that he arrested fighters from Chad and South Sudan “at the militia’s command and control headquarters at the radio and television headquarters in Omdurman,” without mentioning their number.
The statement said that the militants were “recruited and deceived by the Rapid Support with financial promises.”
He pointed out that most of those arrested were “minor children who were deceived” by the Rapid Support Forces, led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti).
The statement stressed the need to ensure that fighters from Chad and South Sudan are brought to fair trials, in accordance with international laws.
There was no comment from the “Rapid Support” or the authorities in Chad and South Sudan as of 18:10 (UTG).
On March 12, the Sudanese army announced that it had regained control of the headquarters of the Radio and Television Corporation in Omdurman from the Rapid Support Forces, which had controlled it since the outbreak of war on April 15, 2023.
Since then, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have been waging a war that has left regarding 13,900 people dead and more than 8 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations.
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2024-04-08 01:14:50
