November 10, 2024 (KHARTOUM) - A Sudanese army officer helped the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seize the city of Wad Madani last December, a high-ranking military source said on Sunday, confirming allegations by a former RSF commander. Lieutenant Colonel Mahmoud Al-Numan withdrew troops from a key bridge, allowing the RSF to enter Wad Madani on December 18, 2023, said the military source. This corroborates a recent account by Abu Aqla Kikal, a former RSF commander in Al Jazirah state who decided to join the army. 'Al-Numan caused the RSF to take control of the strategic Al-Halfaya Bridge,' the source said, confirming Kikal's accusations. Before Wad Madani, he withdrew with the battalion he commands to the Al-Kadru area without receiving any orders.' The source added that an army intelligence officer reported the unauthorized previous withdrawal, but no action was taken. Al-Numan later left Khartoum with official permission and joined the army's military intelligence branch in Wad Madani. A senior military intelligence official told Sudan Tribune that a warning about Al-Numan had been sent to the military intelligence branch in Wad Madani. Sudan Tribune obtained a copy of a confidential correspondence from military intelligence in Khartoum warning about Al-Numan. The First Division …

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