# Senior RSF commander defects, accusing leadership of nepotism

https://mins.news/en/item/123530

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-31 08:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/31/rsf-senior-commander-defects-accusing-sudan-groups-leadership-of-nepotism?traffic_source=rss

> Senior Rapid Support Forces commander Siddiq Ander says he has defected, accusing leader Hemedti and his relatives of controlling the group’s finances, weapons, troop movements and promotions as a family project. He also says dissenters face expulsion, imprisonment or death. His departure follows several other senior defections this year.