The RSF seize weapons and successfully rescue hostages and innocent civilians

Our forces have previously warned, through official statements, of the dangers of turning Zamzam camp in North Darfur into a military garrison. International and Sudanese organizations have issued similar statements confirming that armed movements have transformed Zamzam camp into a military base. Furthermore, leaders and elders of the displaced persons’ coordination groups have protested in their statements against the training and graduation of armed movement forces inside displacement camps in North Darfur.

In confirmation of our previous warnings, mercenary movements and army militias have carried out numerous direct hostile actions from within the camp against our forces. Consequently, our forces were compelled to respond with swift operations to liberate the displaced persons from the army militias and mercenary forces.

Our forces obtained irrefutable evidence confirming the involvement of mercenary movements and army militias in converting Zamzam camp into a fully equipped military base, housing weapons and ammunition depots as well as operations command rooms.

The mercenary movements and the remnants of the terrorist Islamist regime attempted to distort the facts with false and cheap accusations, alleging that our forces committed human rights violations. We categorically affirm that no violations have occurred, and our forces have never targeted civilians. Rather, our forces operated with military professionalism, swiftly defeating the armed elements, seizing their weapons stockpiles, forcing them to flee the camp, and thwarting their plan to use civilians as human shields.

Our forces hold Burhan’s militias and their mercenary allies fully responsible for exploiting the plight of the displaced persons, which constitutes a flagrant violation of human rights and the principles of international humanitarian law, particularly those enshrined in the four Geneva Conventions.

We call upon humanitarian and human rights organizations to exert sufficient pressure on the mercenary movements to put an end to all other military activities in civilian areas, in order to safeguard innocent lives and spare them the dangers of conflict.

Our forces reaffirm their unwavering commitment to the protection and safety of civilians and are making every effort to shield them from the perils of warfare. We will press forward decisively to eliminate the mercenaries and Burhan’s terrorist militias, striking down their last strongholds in Darfur.

Office of the Official Spokesman
Rapid Support Forces