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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Arabic: محمد حمدان دقلو, romanized: Muḥammad Ḥamdān Daqlū, born 1974 or 1975), generally referred to mononymously as Hemedti [1] (Arabic: حميدتي, romanized: Ḥamīdtī; also spelled Hemetti [6] or Hemeti [7]; meaning "little Mohamed"), [8] is a Sudanese military officer and the current head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The leader of paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, acknowledged the loss in an audio message.
Burhan and Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting as part of efforts to establish a cease-fire and initiate political talks to end the country’s devastating war, an ...
A short-lived transition to democracy was derailed when army chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo of the RSF joined forces to lead a military coup in October 2021.
The RSF is led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti. [27] In 2019, popular uprisings against the Bashir regime began across Sudan, especially in Khartoum. [28] The Sudanese government, aided by the RSF, shot at protesters, killing dozens of people over a period of several months in Khartoum and Omdurman.
RSF is headed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ("Hemedti"), who has been its leader since it was created in 2013 or 2014. [25] [19] As of September 2019, Hemetti's brother Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo is deputy head of RSF. [2] RSF was estimated by Human Rights Watch as having about 5,000–6,000 soldiers in February 2014 in Darfur. [13]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, was being punished for his role in "systematic" atrocities against the Sudanese people during the ...
Sudanese paramilitary leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, called for the replacement of army leadership on Friday in his first on-camera appearance since fighting broke out.