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The making of Sudan’s RSF

Rise of the ‘devils of horseback’: The making of Sudan’s RSF The making of Sudan’s RSF Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have had a long history of violations, going back to when they were known as the ‘Janjaweed’. Over the past few years, they have been trying to change their image and become influential political actors in Sudan, but will that work?

Sudan medical group says RSF-affiliated fighters kill 27 civilians

War in Sudan: Is the unity of the RSF beginning to crack?

In recent days, the Sudanese army has announced advances in the east of the country, recapturing several towns from the Rapid Support Forces and forcing some of their members to cross the border into Ethiopia to seek refuge there. At the same time, numerous sources in Darfur report tensions within the paramilitary group, which are said to have led to the defection of several commanders over the past few weeks. Is the unity of the RSF beginning to crack?

Sudan war victims seek justice in Kenya over claims of torture and sexual violence

Sudan war victims seek justice in Kenya over claims of torture and sexual violence It is the first attempt to prosecute members of the notorious paramilitary group RSF outside Sudan - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Victims of alleged atrocities linked to the war in Sudan have asked Kenyan prosecutors to investigate claims of torture and sexual violence by members of a notorious paramilitary group. It is the first attempt to prosecute members of the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, outside...

‘Spoiled insulin’: Sudan war disrupts drug supplies, fuelling smuggling

‘Spoiled insulin’: Sudan war disrupts drug supplies, fuelling smuggling As the conflict destroys local production, Sudanese patients are forced to rely on expensive, smuggled medicines. On a modest bed inside his war-battered home in the Khartoum North neighbourhood of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, Murtada Mohieddin, a diabetic patient in his early 50s, carefully counts his remaining doses of insulin. His search for medicine has transformed into a harrowing battle – not just to find the...

Rights group says drone strike kills 11 in central Sudan market

Rights group says drone strike kills 11 in central Sudan market Emergency Lawyers said dozens were also wounded in the strike that came less than 24 hours after similar drone attacks. A drone strike on a market in central Sudan has killed at least 11 people and injured dozens more, according to a local rights group, as escalating aerial attacks further increase the death toll of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The attack on Saturday targeted the main market in Abu Zaeima, a...