Rapid Support Forces - Wikipedia
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 …
Sudan unrest: What are the Rapid Support Forces? - Al Jazeera
Apr 16, 2023 · Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group are engaged in fierce fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country, raising fears of a civil war.
What sparked the violent struggle to control Sudan’s future?
Apr 17, 2023 · The prospects for an immediate cease-fire appear to be slim in Sudan, where a battle is raging for a third day for control of the country by its two ruling generals. The violence is the result of months of tensions between Sudan's armed forces and its powerful paramilitary, the Rapid Support Forces.
Who is fighting in Sudan? | Reuters
Apr 13, 2023 · Here are some facts about Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group which have been fighting each other for a year, devastating their country, reigniting...
Genocide Determination in Sudan and Imposing Accountability …
Jan 7, 2025 · On April 15, 2023, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a conflict of unmitigated brutality that has resulted in the world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe, leaving 638,000 Sudanese experiencing the worst famine in Sudan’s recent history, over 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, and tens of …
Who Are Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces? - The New York Times
Apr 17, 2023 · Who are the Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitaries fighting Sudan’s Army? The unit traces its origins from the notorious Janjaweed militias, which in the 2000s helped Sudan’s Army crush a ...
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) accused by US of committing …
Jan 7, 2025 · The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allied militias are committing genocide in Sudan while waging war against the army for control of the country, Joe Biden's US administration has determined ...
Sudan trapped in a ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security ...
Oct 28, 2024 · UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a “nightmare of violence, hunger, disease and displacement”, as the brutal war between the Sudanese Armed...
Sudan: Rapid Support Forces Target Civilians - Human Rights Watch
Nov 11, 2024 · The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) armed group has killed, injured, and unlawfully detained scores of civilians and raped women and girls during attacks across Sudan’s Al Gezira state.
What to Know About General Hamdan, Leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support …
Apr 15, 2023 · A former camel trader who led a militia accused of genocidal violence in Darfur, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, widely known as Hemeti, leads the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary unit.