The commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, Mohamad Hamdane Daglo, continues to promote himself to regional and international authorities. After his tour of several African countries, his agreement with part of the Sudanese civilian forces, he announced that he had a telephone interview on Friday January 12 with António Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations.
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According to the press release published on his X account, he explained to António Guterres his vision for an end to the crisis and the means to spare civilians from “ negative effects of war “.
Today, I had a telephone discussion with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. @antonioguterres, about the situation in Sudan and the negative ramifications of the war. We explored ways to alleviate the humanitarian suffering experienced by civilians.
I briefed Mr.…
— Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (@GeneralDagllo) January 11, 2024
This statement comes as the paramilitaries he leads continue to commit abuses on the ground. Videos and testimonies reaching us from several villages in Al-Jazirah state show the extent of his abuses. Thefts, rapes, looting and destruction spread wherever Mohamad Hamdane Daglo’s armed men pass. After Kordofan and Darfur, the same scenes are being repeated in Al-Jazirah, the last state to pass into the hands of its forces last month.
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According to the Wad Madani resistance committee, several villages around the capital of Al-Jazirah are victims of these abuses. Hundreds of families were forced to leave their homes to escape this violence. Thus, in the village of Arab, west of Wad Madani, around ten civilians were killed in the mosque and in the village market. This is also the case in Mielek, a village where six people were killed and 40 others are detained. A video shows these detainees being forced to repeat paramilitary slogans.
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Sometimes, it is members of the Rapid Support Forces who film and broadcast videos that overwhelm them with the aim of terrorizing civilians.
In addition, 33 civilians were killed Thursday in Khartoum, including 27 in army airstrikes, according to the pro-democracy lawyers’ committee.