Sudanese army accuses RSF of recruiting South Sudanese
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Tamazuj
Sudanese army chief of staff Yassir al-Atta regrets the alleged recruitment of tens of thousands of South Sudanese nationals by the Rapid Support Forces to fight in Sudan. Speaking in Khartoum, he also accused the RSF of recruiting fighters from several countries, according to Radio Tamazuj.
Sudanese army chief of staff Lieutenant-General Yassir al-Atta has accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary force involved in the war in Sudan, of recruiting tens of thousands of South Sudanese nationals to fight alongside it. He made the accusation on Sunday before soldiers in Khartoum, Radio Tamazuj reports.
Yassir al-Atta also said the RSF was recruiting fighters from Chad, Libya, Niger, Ethiopia, Somalia, other West African countries and Colombia. A report by the UN Panel of Experts on South Sudan, published in April 2024, found that South Sudanese nationals had fought on both sides, some independently and others after what appeared to be forced recruitment.
The Sudanese military official also accuses the United Arab Emirates and Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, of supporting the RSF. He says the army does not target communities in Darfur and Kordofan, citing the Hawazma, Misseriya, Rizeigat, Habbaniya, Beni Halba and Salamat tribes, among others.
These accusations are part of a series of allegations about alleged foreign support for the RSF, following an accusation concerning a drone base in Ethiopia and an allegation of training attributed to Ukraine, announced on 31 October.
