KHARTOUM, 12 May. - (ANA) - A general from Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has defected to the army in the third such desertion since 2024, Sudanese sources said on Monday.

 

Brig Ali Rizqallah, better known by his nickname Savanah, announced his desertion in a video clip posted online in which he gave Monday's date. His desertion has been rumoured in Sudan for nearly two weeks, but was only confirmed on Monday.

 

He did not say whether he was joining the army, but the sources said he has already surrendered to the army and is now in Khartoum, Sudan's capital. The video, they said, was filmed by operatives from the military intelligence. However, there has been no word from the army or the RSF on Brig Savanah's whereabouts or what he did.   

 

Brig Savanah is the second senior RSF commander to desert this month and the third to do so since 2024. - (ANA) -

 

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