Rapid Support Forces - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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.
Sudan unrest: What are the Rapid Support Forces? - Al Jazeera
WEBApr 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.
Who is fighting in Sudan? | Reuters
WEBApr 13, 2023 · April 15 (Reuters) - 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,...
Who Are Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces? - The New York Times
WEBApr 17, 2023 · The Rapid Support Forces can trace its origins to the notorious Janjaweed militias, which in the 2000s helped Sudan’s Army crush a rebellion in the western region of Darfur. While the...
Sudan crisis: The ruthless mercenaries who run the country for gold - BBC
WEBJul 19, 2019 · The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of widespread abuses in Sudan, including the 3 June 2019 massacre in which more than 120 people were reportedly killed, with many of the...
What sparked the violent struggle to control Sudan’s future?
WEBApr 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.
Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher
WEB2 days ago · Both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their allied militias, continue to flout international humanitarian and human rights laws, said Martha Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa at the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), while addressing the …
Sudan's warring parties say they are open for peaceful solutions
WEB2 days ago · Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said they are open for peaceful solutions to a war that has been ongoing for more than 17 months, in response to U.S. President Joe ...
Sudan: Why has fighting broken out there? - BBC
WEBApr 24, 2023 · What are the Rapid Support Forces? The RSF was formed in 2013 and has its origins in the notorious Janjaweed militia that brutally fought rebels in Darfur, where they were accused of ethnic...
Sudan’s RSF closes in on capturing all of Darfur
WEBNov 8, 2023 · Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are about to take over Darfur entirely from the Sudanese army, experts and activists have told Al Jazeera. They said that more mass atrocities could occur at ...