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 …
Genocide is declared once more in Sudan. How did the country …
6 days ago · Today, Sudan is riven by conflict, with the RSF believed to be in control of much of the country’s western and central regions, including Darfur and parts of the capital Khartoum.
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 …
US determines Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group committed …
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.
US accuses RSF of Sudan genocide and sanctions its leader
Jan 8, 2025 · The RSF controls about 50% of the country, including almost all of Darfur, Khartoum and other areas south of the capital, while the army has been forced to move to Port Sudan in the east.
Sudan unrest: What are the Rapid Support Forces? - Al Jazeera
Apr 16, 2023 · Who are Sudan’s RSF? 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...
U.S. Says Sudan’s R.S.F. Committed Genocide and Sanctions Its …
Jan 7, 2025 · A force fighting Sudan’s army in a brutal civil war committed massacres and rape that amount to genocide, the Secretary of State said, two decades after a finding of genocide in the same region.
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.
Who Are Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces? - The New York Times
Apr 17, 2023 · Experts and Western officials estimate the R.S.F. to number between 70,000 and 150,000 fighters. Its members include former military and intelligence officers, according to Roland Marchal, a...
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) accused by US of committing ... - Sky …
Jan 8, 2025 · The RSF has been fighting Sudan's army for territorial control of the country since war erupted in the capital, Khartoum, in April 2023. The ensuing devastation has been described as the worst ...