{"id":184112,"date":"2014-10-28T15:53:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T15:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/saf-denies-border-guards-defection-in-north-darfur\/"},"modified":"2014-10-28T15:53:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T15:53:00","slug":"saf-denies-border-guards-defection-in-north-darfur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/saf-denies-border-guards-defection-in-north-darfur","title":{"rendered":"SAF denies Border Guards&#8217; defection in North Darfur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The defection a week ago of a group of paramilitary combatants allied to the Sudan Armed Forces in North Darfur was an attempt to escape military service, rather than insurgency, the army spokesman claims.<\/p>\n<p>Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) spokesman Col.&nbsp;El Sawarmi Khaled Saad has denied the defection of Border Guards lieutenant Musab El Ahmed Mahmoud in El Fasher. &ldquo;The Sudanese army is coherent,&rdquo; Saad stressed to the Sudanese&nbsp;<em>El Youm El Tali<\/em>&nbsp;newspaper on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The group of about 700 Border Guards troops announced their rebellion against the government on 20 October. Their defection came as a result of the Khartoum regime&#39;s practices, which Mahmoud described as &ldquo;fascist&rdquo; and &ldquo;criminal&rdquo;. He called for moving toward the Sudanese capital, &ldquo;as a sacred duty&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Monday, the defectors clashed with SAF troops in El Fasher. The Border Guards lieutenant claimed that the army surrounded them in El Ziyadiya district, with three tanks and approximately 70 vehicles. As the group attempted to leave through El Fasher&#39;s eastern exit, both parties engaged in fighting, using heavy artillery.<\/p>\n<p><em>File photo: Special forces of the Sudanese army&nbsp;in El Fasher, North Darfur, 2008 (Rob Crilly)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/82482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dissident Border Guards confirm North Darfur clash<\/a>&nbsp;(24 October 2014)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/82351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Army besiege district in El Fasher, North Darfur<\/a>&nbsp;(22 October 2014)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/82358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two troops killed in attack on Um Maraheik, North Darfur<\/a>&nbsp;(22 October 2014)<\/p>\n<p><!--break--><\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The defection a week ago of a group of paramilitary combatants allied to the Sudan Armed Forces in North Darfur was an attempt to escape military service, rather than insurgency, the army spokesman claims. Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) spokesman Colonel El Sawarmi Khaled Saad has denied the defection of Border Guards lieutenant Musab Hamdo Salem\u00a0in El Fasher. \u201cThe Sudanese army is coherent,\u201d El Sawarmi Saad stressed to the Sudanese El Yaum El Tali newspaper on Monday. The group of Border Guards announced their rebellion against the government on 20 October. Their defection came as a result of the Khartoum regime&#8217;s practices, which Salem described as \u201cfascist\u201d and \u201ccriminal\u201d. He called for moving toward the Sudanese capital, \u201cas a sacred duty\u201d. Also on Monday, the defectors clashed with SAF troops in El Fasher. The Border Guards lieutenant claimed that the army surrounded them in El Ziyadiya district, with three tanks and approximately 70 vehicles. As the group attempted to leave through El Fasher&#8217;s eastern exit, both parties engaged in fighting, using heavy artillery. File photo: Soldiers of the Sudan Armed Forces waiting in El Fasher, North Darfur, 2008 (Rob Crilly) Related:Dissident Border Guards confirm North Darfur clash\u00a0(24 October 2014) Army besiege district in El Fasher, North Darfur\u00a0(22 October 2014)Two troops killed in attack on Um Maraheik, North Darfur\u00a0(22 October 2014)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SAF denies Border Guards&#039; defection in North Darfur - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/saf-denies-border-guards-defection-in-north-darfur\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SAF denies Border Guards&#039; defection in North Darfur - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The defection a week ago of a group of paramilitary combatants allied to the Sudan Armed Forces in North Darfur was an attempt to escape military service, rather than insurgency, the army spokesman claims. Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) spokesman Colonel El Sawarmi Khaled Saad has denied the defection of Border Guards lieutenant Musab Hamdo Salem\u00a0in El Fasher. \u201cThe Sudanese army is coherent,\u201d El Sawarmi Saad stressed to the Sudanese El Yaum El Tali newspaper on Monday. The group of Border Guards announced their rebellion against the government on 20 October. Their defection came as a result of the Khartoum regime&#039;s practices, which Salem described as \u201cfascist\u201d and \u201ccriminal\u201d. He called for moving toward the Sudanese capital, \u201cas a sacred duty\u201d. Also on Monday, the defectors clashed with SAF troops in El Fasher. The Border Guards lieutenant claimed that the army surrounded them in El Ziyadiya district, with three tanks and approximately 70 vehicles. As the group attempted to leave through El Fasher&#039;s eastern exit, both parties engaged in fighting, using heavy artillery. 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