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Sudanese army says it killed three RSF commanders

By , based on Baj News

Sudanese army says it killed three RSF commanders

The Sudanese army said it killed three commanders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), including special forces chief Mohamed Dédan, during an operation near the towns of En Nahoud and El Khowi. The information was relayed on Facebook by commander Mohamed Dédan, according to Sudanese media outlet Baj News.

The Sudanese army says it killed three commanders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during an operation carried out by the mobile group known as the “Martyr Madoui”, Mohamed Didan, commander of the Sudanese army’s special operations forces, said in a Facebook post relayed by Baj News.

According to Mohamed Didan, the unit pursued RSF fighters to the outskirts of the El Nahud and El Khoei areas, in western Sudan. He also said that reconnaissance services had taken prisoners.

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