Sudan paramilitary defects from military council

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces have withdrawn from the military council that took control of the country on Thursday. 

In a statement published on Friday it said it "apologised for participating in the military council" and promised to work for "the protection of the Sudanese people".

The paramilitary's head Mohammed Hamdan Dagolo, known as Hemedti, is rumoured to personally resent Awad Ahmed ibn Auf, who heads the military council. 

Hemedti was a former leader of the Janjaweed militia accused of widespread killing of civilians in Darfur.