{"id":51667,"date":"2024-01-25T16:42:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T16:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/rsf-calls-on-honorable-members-of-saf-to-align-with-group"},"modified":"2024-01-25T17:53:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T17:53:22","slug":"rsf-calls-on-honorable-members-of-saf-to-align-with-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/rsf-calls-on-honorable-members-of-saf-to-align-with-group","title":{"rendered":"RSF calls on \u2018honorable\u2019 members of SAF to align with group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The rebellious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has called on those it identified as \u2018honorable\u2019 members of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) to align with the it in order to achieve the aspirations of the Sudanese people for freedom, peace, and justice.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with Sudans Post on Wednesday last week, Col. Fateh Al-Rahman Gurshi, RSF Spokesman, said joining RSF will help achieve civil democratic transformation and build a unified professional national army that protects the war-torn country.<\/p>\n<p>Gurshi emphasized efforts to bring normalcy to the controlled states of Sudan, citing the reopening of vital facilities while also acknowledging lingering doubts about the sustainability of peace amid accusations against the RSF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my view, all these costs come at the expense of the lives, properties, and wealth of the Sudanese people, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, it is required of the honorable members of the armed forces to have a clear role, understand this danger, and know that this war was ignited by remnants of the ousted regime and the Islamic Movement, represented by (Ali Karti and Osama Abdullah) and others who were released from prison,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Gurshi dismissed suggestions that the war will only end with international intervention, further adding that \u201cthese statements are untrue and have no basis\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese news items have no basis in truth, and we are aware that there is a third party aspiring to continue the war because ending it is not in their interest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the RSF spokesperson, all the states currently being controlled by the paramilitary group in Sudan\u2019s Darfur region are very safe and stable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have made significant progress in rehabilitating and reopening numerous hospitals that were out of service since the beginning of the war,\u201d he said adding that schools, hospitals, water stations and police stations have been reopened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur resources are dedicated to restoring normal life in the controlled areas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gurshi said RSF now strives to eliminate elements of the Islamic Movement who have \u201chijacked\u201d the army\u2019s decisions thus utilizing the capabilities of the armed forces to support the Islamic Movement and the National Congress Party (NCP).<\/p>\n<p>Nine months after conflict erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary group, more than 7.3 million people have reportedly fled their homes, with children representing about half of the people displaced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. 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