{"id":57962,"date":"2025-11-30T03:38:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T00:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=57962"},"modified":"2025-11-30T03:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T00:38:43","slug":"the-killer-and-the-killed-are-both-militia-mercenaries-rsf-fighter-executes-a-groom-in-chads-zaafaya-area-sparking-clashes-that-leave-57-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/30\/the-killer-and-the-killed-are-both-militia-mercenaries-rsf-fighter-executes-a-groom-in-chads-zaafaya-area-sparking-clashes-that-leave-57-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"The Killer and the Killed Are Both Militia Mercenaries.. RSF Fighter Executes a Groom in Chad\u2019s Za’afaya Area, Sparking Clashes That Leave 57 Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sudan Events – Agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n

What seemed like a small, isolated incident occurred in a Chadian village called Za’afaya. It was an ordinary wedding celebration\u2014the family rejoicing, music and singing filling the air, henna being applied\u2014when suddenly a man wearing the official uniform of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) entered and began firing celebratory shots into the air.<\/p>\n

But the groom\u2019s expression changed; something was clearly about to go wrong. One of the bullets went astray and struck him. The singing immediately turned to screams. Before anyone could react, the gunman walked directly toward the wounded groom and finished him off at point-blank range.<\/p>\n

The wedding circle instantly became a battlefield. Gunfire erupted between the groom\u2019s family and comrades of the shooter, leaving 57 people dead and a large number wounded\u2014an incident widely reported by Chadian media, who focused on a pressing question:
\nWho was the man wearing RSF uniform, and how did he penetrate so deeply into Chadian territory, fully equipped with RSF attire and weaponry, without being detected by security forces?<\/p>\n

Chadian outlets also asked whether the conflict had effectively spilled into Chad\u2014normalized to the point where RSF fighters roam openly in official uniforms and vehicles, killing and dragging bodies in front of everyone. The killer entered with his weapon raised, fired celebratory shots, then deliberately shot the groom multiple times in front of his family. So who was the groom\u2014and was the RSF-uniformed killer Sudanese or, like the groom, Chadian?<\/p>\n

According to Salami Ahmed of Chad News:
\n\u201cWhat we feared is now quietly creeping into Chadian territory. What the authorities claimed they could prevent is clearly happening now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding the details, he said:
\n\u201cThe groom, Mohammed Ali Omar, a Chadian from the Awlad Rashid in rural Bahr Shari, fought in the Sudan war as part of Group 145 under Habib Harika. He was in Al-Ailfun with a Chadian commander named Sharif. He tried to leave Khartoum after the army entered the city, fleeing in a stolen pickup truck. But when he found the Jabal Awliya Dam bridge closed, he abandoned the vehicle and escaped on foot back to Chad.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is one version. Another says the groom was a field commander who requested leave to get married, but his superiors refused because fighting was ongoing. He allegedly defied orders and returned home to marry\u2014so the RSF sent someone to execute him for insubordination.
\nThis second version seems more plausible, as the groom\u2019s relatives stated they knew exactly who sent the killer and \u201cwould not let it pass.\u201d They also said the killer received direct orders to carry out the execution but was caught off guard by the massive retaliation.<\/p>\n

Despite differing accounts, one fact is consistent: both the killer and the killed had participated in the Sudan war. The killer was part of RSF groups stationed in Al-Manshiya and the Arab Market areas of Khartoum, and had reportedly left shortly before the army took control of Nyala\u2014after which he traveled in a combat vehicle deep into Chadian territory and executed Mohammed Ali.<\/p>\n

Journalist Moussa Jerjar says the incident has inflamed public opinion against the D\u00e9by government:
\n\u201cNot because a man killed a groom\u2014deliberately or accidentally. That\u2019s not the issue. The issue is that the killer was wearing the official RSF uniform and roaming the area freely, as though the militia were part of Chad\u2019s security forces. No security personnel intervened to question him, disarm him, or understand what was happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added:
\n\u201cWhat\u2019s alarming is that RSF vehicles and uniforms have been moving in and out without restrictions\u2014and now they are pushing westward without limits. Today or tomorrow, the war will spill into Chad. We\u2019ve warned of this repeatedly. This time, the situation is different: the RSF is equipped with capabilities that do not exist in Chad, and Chad cannot handle such a force if the conflict shifts onto its soil. And I believe that moment is quietly approaching.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued:
\n\u201cThe government said it closed the border when fighting moved into Kordofan and Darfur, but it\u2019s clear the border closure is nothing more than a media statement. The RSF is entering, killing, and leaving without being questioned, and the government issues no clarifications about what is happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

He concluded:
\n\u201cThe public here is extremely tense. The state simply does not have the capacity for war. And from what I see, it is only a matter of time before Sudan\u2019s fire reaches us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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