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ENTITY · PARAMILITARY ORG
Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
Paramilitary force led by Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagalo, rooted in the Darfur Janjaweed.
PARTICIPATES IN
Sudan Civil War
Paramilitary belligerent controlling Darfur, advancing on Kordofan
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RECENT CLAIMS MENTIONING THIS ENTITY
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A Port Sudan court sentenced RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) and 15 others to death in absentia over Darfur crimes.
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The court convicted Dagalo and co-accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and attacks against civilians, per SUNA.
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Those sentenced include Dagalo's brother and deputy Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo and several RSF commanders and West Darfur Arab tribal leaders.
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West Darfur Governor Khamis Abbakar was killed in June 2023, hours after accusing the RSF of attacks on civilians.