Rapid Support Forces

War-Ravaged Sudan Witnesses Massive Fleeing

Considered among the world's poorest countries, war-torn Sudan's already fragile infrastructure has pushed the country to the brink of famine, leading to a massive ongoing exodus from the country. One year since the conflict in Sudan erupted, thousands of desperate people are still fleeing the country daily "as if the emergency had started ...

One Year Later: How War Brought Sudan to Its Knees

Sudan has been brought to its knees by a war between the regular army and rival paramilitaries that has killed thousands of people and displaced 8.5 million more. Here are the main developments in the fighting, which has brought the country of 48 million to the brink of famine. April 2023: Fighting Erupts Explosions rock the capital Khartoum on ...

Heavy Clashes in Sudan’s Darfur Between Army and Paramilitaries

At least 27 people were killed and 130 wounded on Friday in El Facher, Darfur, in clashes between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries, more than a year after the start of the war in Sudan, the UN reported on Sunday. Clashes reignited between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries earlier this week in the key Darfur town of El Fasher, killing ...

Sudanese Paramilitary to Open "Safe Passages" Out of Key City

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have announced their willingness to open "safe passages" out of the city of El-Fasher in Darfur, which has been gripped by fighting for weeks. The RSF, battling the regular army for more than a year, affirmed in a post on X late Friday "the readiness of its forces to help citizens by opening safe passages ...

Rapid Support Forces Kill 144 Civilians in Sudan

Pro-democracy activists in Sudan reported Friday that about 40 people were killed in "violent artillery fire" carried out the previous day by paramilitary forces on Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city. "So far, the death toll is estimated at 40 civilians and there are more than 50 injured, some seriously," the Karari Resistance Committee said in a ...