### [2026-08-12](/feed/2026/08/12/index.md)

##### Rapid Support Forces
# The Rapid Support Forces-appointed governor of Sudan's Kordofan region, Hamad Mohammad Hamad Khalifa, resigns and announces he will defect. 




### Sources:

1. [Al-Arabiya](https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/08/12/rsfappointed-kordofan-governor-defects-urges-fighters-to-return-to-homeland-)
2. [Sudan Tribune](https://sudantribune.com/article/317318)

### Changes:

1. The Rapid Support Forces-appointed governor of Sudan's Kordofan region, Hamad Mohammad Hamad Khalifa, resigns and will defect.  _2026-08-13 13:58:46 (First version)_
1. The Rapid Support Forces-appointed governor of Sudan's Kordofan region, Hamad Mohammad Hamad Khalifa, resigns and announces he will defect.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [Rapid Support Forces senior commander and brigadier general Mahdi Adam Ismail, also known as "Jebel Moon", is confirmed to be killed during clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Joint Forces in West Darfur, Sudan. His death is confirmed by Sudan Liberation Movement leader and Darfur governor Minni Arko Minnawi. ](/feed/2026/08/4/rapid-support-forces-senior-commander-and-brigadier-general-mahdi-adam-ismail-also-known-as-jebel-moon-is-confirmed.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan_
2. [The Associated Press reports that two former child soldiers said they were trained by Colombian mercenaries after being conscripted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the ongoing civil war in Sudan. ](/feed/2026/07/30/the-associated-press-reports-that-two-former-child-soldiers-said-they-were-trained-by-colombian-mercenaries-after-being.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan_
3. [Sudan's army says that it has destroyed two tanks and 224 combat vehicles used by Rapid Support Forces and seized 36 others in two weeks of military operations including in Blue Nile State and the Darfur and Kordofan regions. ](/feed/2026/06/30/sudan-s-army-says-that-it-has-destroyed-two-tanks-and-224-combat-vehicles-used-by-rapid-support-forces-and-seized-36-oth.md) _Context: Kordofan, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan_
4. [A monitoring group reports that drone strikes in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, have killed 23 people and injured at least 19 others. The group attributes the attacks to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), although it has not been independently verified. ](/feed/2026/06/11/a-monitoring-group-reports-that-drone-strikes-in-el-obeid-north-kordofan-sudan-have-killed-23-people-and-injured-at-l.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan_
5. [The Sudan Doctors Network reports that a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, has injured six people. ](/feed/2026/05/21/the-sudan-doctors-network-reports-that-a-drone-strike-by-the-rapid-support-forces-and-sudan-people-s-liberation-movement.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan_
6. [The United Nations reports that 880 civilians in Sudan had been killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) between January and April, mostly in the Darfur and Kordofan regions in the first three months of 2026. ](/feed/2026/05/11/the-united-nations-reports-that-880-civilians-in-sudan-had-been-killed-in-drone-strikes-by-the-rapid-support-forces-rsf.md) _Context: Kordofan, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan_
7. [Two drone strikes launched by the Rapid Support Forces significantly damage several facilities of the Kenana Sugar Company plant south of Rabak, White Nile State, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/05/3/two-drone-strikes-launched-by-the-rapid-support-forces-significantly-damage-several-facilities-of-the-kenana-sugar-compa.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan_
8. [A Rapid Support Forces missile strike kills ten civilians and wounds nine others in Singa, Sennar State, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/01/12/a-rapid-support-forces-missile-strike-kills-ten-civilians-and-wounds-nine-others-in-singa-sennar-state-sudan.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan_
9. [A Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone strike kills at least three people in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2025/12/13/a-rapid-support-forces-rsf-drone-strike-kills-at-least-three-people-in-el-obeid-north-kordofan-sudan.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan_
10. [At least 20 prisoners are killed and 45 others are injured in an airstrike by the Rapid Support Forces on a prison in Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2025/05/10/at-least-20-prisoners-are-killed-and-45-others-are-injured-in-an-airstrike-by-the-rapid-support-forces-on-a-prison-in-ob.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan_