General Al-Burhan orders the dissolution of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan

General Al-Burhan orders the dissolution of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan

Sep 8, 2023 - 12:16
General Al-Burhan orders the dissolution of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan
General Al-Burhan orders the dissolution of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan


  General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan's ruling council, has announced the dissolution of the Rapid Support Forces, RSF. In the statement it is stated that the decision has been taken due to the opposition and rebellion against the government and the clear violation of the rights of citizens by those forces and deliberately destroying the country's infrastructure.

The Governing Council of Sudan has added that: either, the goals, responsibilities and principles of establishing the RSF, which are stated in the law passed in 2017, have been violated by those emergency aid forces. The armed conflict in Sudan began on April 15 between the armed forces and the rapid aid forces with the aim of competing for power, and the international mediation aimed at ending the conflict and bringing the two warring parties to the negotiating table has not borne fruit until now.

General Abdel Fattah al Burhan The fighting, which is scattered in different parts of Sudan, mainly centered in the capital Khartoum, is still going on while hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured. The differences between Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the ruling council and commander of the Sudanese army, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the commander of the Rapid Assistance Forces, became apparent after the signing of what was known as a "guidance agreement" to form an interim government.

transition and transfer power to citizens. After the call made by the army to mix the RSF forces in the defense forces, Dagalo accused the Sudanese army of planning to remain in power and not to hand over power to the citizens, while the army said the movement of the Rapid Support Forces is a rebellion against the transitional government. .../