00:00sudan's brutal conflict has entered its fourth year and a major shift on the battlefield may signal new cracks in
00:07the fighting a senior commander from the rapid support forces major-general al-nur adam also known as quiba has
00:16defected
00:16abandoning the paramilitary group to join sudan's national army his move marks one of the highest profile defections since the
00:25war began army chief general abdel fatal burhan personally welcomed adam in sudan's northern province near the egyptian border
00:34in a statement burhan declared that doors are open for those willing to lay down arms and support
00:40national rebuilding the defection comes as sudan faces what aid groups call the world's worst
00:46humanitarian crisis millions displaced widespread famine and relentless violence with no clear end in sight
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