Paramilitary chief vows Sudan unity via 'peace or war'

Port Sudan: The head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group vowed on Wednesday that Sudan would be unified through peace or through war...

Port Sudan: The head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group vowed on Wednesday that Sudan would be unified through "peace or through war", after his forces captured a key city.

"The liberation of El-Fasher is an opportunity for Sudanese unity, and we say: Sudanese unity through peace or through war," Mohammad Hamdan Daglo said in a speech broadcast on his official Telegram channel, without specifying his location.

His declaration came three days after RSF forces captured the strategic western city, giving them control of the vast region of Darfur.

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Daglo's rival and leader of the regular army, acknowledged on Monday that his troops had withdrawn.

Daglo said that he "asks forgiveness from the inhabitants of El-Fasher for the disaster that has befallen them" in the 18-month siege and final assault.