El-Daein, July 23(Darfur24)15 officers and 527 commissioned officers and soldiers of El-Daein 20 infantry Division announced Saturday their splintering from the Sudanese army and joining the rapid support forces RSF.

Speaking on behalf of the splintering soldiers, Major ,Taha Almahdi a renegade Sudanese army officer said the purpose of their dissenting was to express alignment with the equitable issues of the people that the RSF adopts, most important of which is the handover of power to a civilian government.

“We have disclosed that the ongoing war was triggered by leading members of the former regime to vail them chance of regaining power again .added Taha ”

Mahdi urged what he called ( Graced officers) of the Sudanese army to speed up and join the rapid support forces.

For its part, the paramilitary rapid support forces RSF issued a statement welcoming the move taken by the dissenting Sudanese army troops, saying the renegade soldiers would align with RSF to fight coup plotters,