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 behalf of the Sudanese government. [19] [20]

In October 2023, momentum began to swing toward the RSF, as the paramilitary defeated army forces in Darfur and made gains in Khartoum State, Kordofan, and Gezira State. Since February 2024, the SAF has made gains in Omdurman. Since …

Mar 27, 2025 · The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) fully retook central Khartoum and are clearing the last pockets of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) resistance from the greater Khartoum area, marking a major military and political victory for the SAF.

Mar 28, 2025 · The army chief had been forced to flee the megapolis nearly two years ago, at the start of the war opposing his Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by ...

4 days ago · The volunteer sources also reported that since March 27, RSF forces have restricted civilian movement in western Omdurman, preventing residents from fleeing northwards towards the SAF-controlled ...

Mar 26, 2025 · SAF troops “surrounded the strategic Jebel Awliya area” south of central Khartoum, the last large RSF stronghold in the area, a military source told the AFP news agency, requesting anonymity ...

Mar 26, 2025 · In April 2023, fighting between rival armed factions broke out in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, raising fears of a return to full-scale civil war. The conflict is primarily a power struggle...

Mar 30, 2025 · The SAF has enlisted voluntary local defence units, composed of civilians enraged by the RSF’s looting and terrorising of populations under its control, and militias from Darfur. It has also ...

Oct 15, 2024 · Sudan is currently experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis fueled by ongoing conflicts between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). These clashes have triggered the largest displacement crisis in the world, displacing 10.7 million people and leaving approximately 26 million in dire food insecurity.

Conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued with the warring parties, in particular the RSF, committing war crimes, crimes against humanity,...