Starving SAF troops desert el Fashir over stolen rations

Starving SAF troops desert el Fashir over stolen rations

General al-Burhan’s army (SAF) soldiers entrenched in el‑Fashir say starvation—‑not Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bullets—‑is now the single greatest threat to the SAF’s hold on North Darfur. In interviews with the media, rank‑and‑file troops from four infantry divisions accuse senior officers of siphoning off cash earmarked for rations, plunging frontline units into such acute hunger that: Hundreds have deserted their posts since May; many slippe…