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The Rapid Support Forces (RSF; Arabic: قوات الدعم السريع, romanized: Quwwāt ad-daʿm as-sarīʿ) is a paramilitary force formerly operated by the government of Sudan. The RSF grew out of, and is primarily composed of, the Janjaweed militias which previously fought on behalf of the Sudanese government.
The same day, several aerial attacks against the RSF targets were conducted by the SAF. Users on Facebook Live and Twitter documented the Sudanese Air Force (SAF) flying above the city and striking the RSF targets. [14] On 17 April, the Sudanese government announced the closure of Sudan's airspace, initially limited solely to that of Khartoum.
Sudan's army and RSF have been fighting for almost two years, creating a humanitarian crisis in which U.N. agencies struggle to deliver relief. More than half of Sudan's population faces hunger ...
* The RSF is commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who before war broke out between the RSF and the army was deputy head of Sudan's ruling Sovereign Council. He is commonly known as Hemedti.
The RSF has roots in so-called Janjaweed militias, which helped the military crush a rebellion in Sudan's western Darfur region two decades ago, gaining recognition as a state-sanctioned security ...
On 8 November 2023, the Rapid Support Forces and Janjaweed [6] massacred between 800 [7] [8] and 2,000 [9] [4] in Ardamata, Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan, although estimates vary. [10] [11] The attack came after the Sudanese Armed Forces's 15th Infantry Division camp retreated to Chad. [12] About 20,000 fled to Chad following the violence. [4]
The RSF has now appeared to attempt to move southward, towards Gezira state, a key agricultural area and population centre. Sudan's paramilitary RSF advances, seeks to cement control Skip to main ...
The Sudanese Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces (Tagadum) [1] [2] (Arabic: تنسيقية القوى المدنية الديمقراطية السودانية (تقدم)) was a pro-civilian-power coalition in Sudan which is involved in peace negotiations in the War in Sudan. [3] Taqaddum claims to be neutral in the conflict. [4]