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.
Sudan civil war: US determines Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group
Jan 7, 2025 · Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have committed genocide over the course of the more than year-long civil war in Sudan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.. This is the ...
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.
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...
Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials …
2 days ago · The weapons were deployed recently in remote areas of Sudan, and targeted members of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries that the army has been fighting since April 2023. But U.S. officials ...
How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes …
Dec 31, 2024 · As a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces — [CRIES] — battles the Sudanese Army for control of the country. The U.N. has accused both sides of abuses. But a six-month ...
Sudan: Rapid Support Forces Target Civilians - Human Rights …
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.
Civil War in Sudan | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
Oct 3, 2024 · The conflict is primarily a power struggle between the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).