Tag: Rapid Support Forces

WHO says over 460 people reportedly killed at a hospital taken by Sudanese paramilitary forces

CAIRO (AP) — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday that more than 460 people were…

Sudan war takes a turn as paramilitary force captures Darfur, threatening to split the country

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's brutal two-year war has entered a new, dangerous phase.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces this…

Bloodbath feared as rebels trap thousands in Sudan city. How did we get here and what might come next?

Sudanese rebels have driven government forces from El Fasher, the last stronghold of the country’s regime in the…

Arab nations slam RSF killings in Sudan’s el-Fasher

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye and Jordan have condemned the abuses committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…

Yale report finds evidence of RSF mass killings in Sudan’s el-Fasher

The fall of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has resulted in mass…

Sudanese army cedes Darfur to paramilitary group amid fears of mass killings

Oct. 28 (UPI) -- More than two years after the start of Sudan's civil war, the nation's military…

Sudan army announces withdrawal from el-Fasher, UN warns of RSF atrocities

Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has announced the withdrawal of his soldiers from their last stronghold in…

Sudan army admits loss of key city as reports of atrocities emerge

Sudan's army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the strategic hub of El-Fasher, while the United Nations…

Ransom, violence and the price of survival in Sudan

When Mouawia heard the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group had overrun the western city of el-Fasher after…

U.N. aid chief calls for protection of besieged Sudanese civilians

Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The United Nations' top aid coordinator called for an immediate cease-fire in Sudan's Darfur…

Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim detained by RSF in el-Fasher

Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim has been detained by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as they advanced in el-Fasher,…

Concerns for civilians high after RSF claims control of Sudan’s el-Fasher

The United Nations has made an urgent call for the protection and safe passage of hundreds of thousands…