[RwandaLibre] Sudan Tribune: Sudan's RSF militia accuses UNAMID of seeking to prolong Darfur conflict
Sudan's RSF militia accuses UNAMID of seeking to prolong Darfur conflict
Sudan Tribune
May 14, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia
has accused the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur
(UNAMID) of benefiting from the ongoing war in Darfur, saying it is
seeking to prolong the crisis in the restive region.

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Abbas Abdel-Aziz (L)
listens to RSF field commander Ahmed Hamdan (R) speaking in a press
conference in Khartoum on Wednesday May 14, 2014 (ST)
The RSF commander, Abbas Abdel-Aziz, at a press conference on
Wednesday criticized UNAMID's negative reports accusing his forces of
burning villages and raping women, questioning the impact of efforts
rendered by UNAMID's civil and military components to help the people
in Darfur.
He noted that UNAMID existence is contingent upon prolonging the war in Darfur.
"The existence of UNAMID is linked to the interests of companies which
supply the mission with food and soda from abroad in order to gain
billions of US dollars," RSF commander said.
Abdel-Aziz asserted that UNAMID thinks the war in Darfur won't come to
an end and criticized the joint chief mediator for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn
Chambas, saying the latter would never be satisfied with their acts in
order to continue receiving his monthly salary.
He stressed that RSF will not pay attention to the campaign directed
at them, accusing the Darfuri rebel groups of standing behind it in
order to obstruct their military efforts.
"We will proceed on until peace is achieved either by mutual consent
or by force", Abdel-Aziz said.
The RSF were accused by international organisations, internal
opposition forces and rebel groups of committing heinous crimes in
Darfur and South Kordofan including burning of villages and rape.
Ibn Chambas, in various occasions, directly accused the RSF of burning
villages and attacking civilians who fled to UNAMID camps and other
displacement camps.
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Abbas Abdel-Aziz (L) and
RSF field commander Ahmed Hamdan (R) walking following a press
conference in Khartoum May 14, 2014 (ST)
The RSF commander did admit that his forces committed some violations,
describing them as "limited and individual".
He asserted that the RSF has a field trial unit for punishing those
who violate the law, saying "we are not angels".
Abdel-Aziz emphasised that RSF are regular troops which belong
technically and administratively to the National Intelligence and
Security Services (NISS), while they belong to Sudan's Armed Forces
(SAF) with regard to military planning and operations.
He said the majority of the RSF personnel hail from Darfur because
they love soldiery.
The RSF field commander, Ahmed Hamdan, for his part, blasted the
leader of the opposition National Umma Party (NUP) al-Sadiq al-Mahdi
for criticising the RSF, accusing him of seeking to realize his
personal interest.
He pointed that Al-Mahdi didn't utter a word when rebels committed
crimes at al-Tiwaisha and other villages, saying the RSF personnel
mainly hail from Arab tribes in Darfur. This, he said, should not
detract from its professionalism and must not be used as a pretext to
accuse it of committing war crimes in Darfur and South Kordofan.
Last week, Al-Mahdi accused the RSF of committing war crimes, rape and
looting in villages besides recruiting non-Sudanese nationals and
operating beyond the scope of the regular troops.
Hamdan said several states' governors had previously rejected presence
of the RSF in their states, saying the same governors changed their
stances following the role played by the RSF in achieving security.
He denied existence of any coordination with the states' governors
except within the framework of the security committees, accusing
unnamed media outlets of aligning with the rebel groups.
"Why does the media not reflect acts of killing and burning committed
by rebels?" he said.
Hamdan further affirmed the RSF would end rebellion within a brief
period of time.
The RSF militia, which is widely known as the Janjaweed militias, were
originally mobilised by the Sudanese government to quell the
insurgency that broke out in Sudan's western region of Darfur in 2003.
The militia was activated and restructured again in August last year
under the command of NISS to fight rebel groups in Darfur region,
South Kordofan and Blue Nile states following joint attacks by
Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) rebels in North and South Kordofan
in April 2013.
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