"The RSF traces its origins to what at the time was a government-linked militia known as the Janjaweed. Sudan's government mobilised it during the Darfur conflict in the early 2000s to suppress a rebellion in the western region. The United Nations accused the Janjaweed of war crimes and crimes against humanity for its tactics, including burning villages, mass killings and sexual violence."
"In 2013, the Sudanese government under President Omar al-Bashir, who was overthrown in 2019 after sustained popular protests, officially formalised the Janjaweed militias into the RSF under the command of General Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo. In 2015, Sudan joined the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen to fight the Houthis, who had seized the capital, Sanaa. In addition to regular soldiers, Sudan sent thousands of RSF fighters, allowing Hemedti to establish direct relationships with leaders in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi."
Sudan's civil war, which erupted in April 2023, pits the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group. Both sides increasingly rely on commercially available, easily concealable drones that are modular, adapted to sanctions evasion, and devastatingly effective. Drones have killed scores of civilians, damaged infrastructure and plunged cities into darkness. The RSF originated from the Janjaweed, a government-linked militia mobilised during the Darfur conflict in the early 2000s. The United Nations accused the Janjaweed of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including burning villages, mass killings and sexual violence. The RSF were formalised in 2013 under General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and expanded influence through deployments to Yemen in 2015.
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