Sudan Events – Follow-ups
The Joint Forces, affiliated with the armed movements, on Wednesday denied reports that fighters had withdrawn from their ranks and returned to their villages in the western part of El Fasher due to a lack of food, accusing the Rapid Support Forces of spreading such rumors.
A statement issued by Joint Forces spokesman Ahmed Hussein Mustafa said, “The rumors about the withdrawal of 150 fighters from Tawila and Kurma, who returned to their areas after withdrawing from the fighting in El Fasher, are part of the propaganda promoted by the militias and their mouthpieces.”
He viewed the talk of divisions within the Joint Forces as a failed attempt to boost the morale of the collapsing Janjaweed militias and their mercenaries.
He stressed that the Joint Forces and their supporting forces are working in unprecedented harmony, and the soldiers’ morale is very high.
Mustafa highlighted that their forces fought against the former regime for 20 years without exhaustion, enduring life in forests and deserts and coexisting with hyenas and snakes as if they were domesticated animals.
He added, “It is not surprising that the Joint Forces can adapt to all the conditions they face.”
He concluded, “We assure the Sudanese people that your forces remain steadfast in their principles, and their resolve will not be shaken by lies and propaganda campaigns.”
