20/2/2023: Multiple sources: Himedti says RSF are committed to integration with the Sudanese army

Reuters
Sudan Tribune

Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia commander Himedti said he was committed to integrating the RSF into a reformed national armed forces.

“The RSF originated as a supporter and assistant to the armed forces, and its law stipulates that it is part of them. The trenches brought us together with the armed forces to protect the homeland and its security, and we have covenants with them that we will never betray,” he stressed.

Having said that, he accused the Islamists of seeking to widen the gaps between the army and the RSF and vowed he would not allow the former regime to drive a wedge between them.

In his speech, he reiterated his “sincere commitment” to the security and military reform processes towards the single army, and take it “out of politics and the economy completely”.