Also known as: RSF
Rapid Support Forces — paramilitary group in Sudan's civil war accused of war crimes and drone attacks since 2023 conflict began.
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Joy Online
… A full-scale war broke out in April 2023 after long-simmering tensions between the Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces escalated. …
Drone strike kills 28 at market in Sudan’s West Kordofan, rights group saysThe Ghanaian Times
… Sudan’s military has been at war with a paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces since April 2023, when the RSF stormed the capital. …
Sudan recalls ambassador to Ethiopia over airport drone attackThe Ghanaian Times
… Sudan has long accused the UAE of backing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which have been fighting the Sudanese army in a three-year-old civil war that has devastated the country. …
UAE denies involvement in Sudan airport attackJoy Online
… The Role of the United Arab Emirates The conflict has highlighted the alleged role of the UAE in supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). …
Sudan recalls top envoy, accusing Ethiopia and UAE of directing drone attacks on airportThe United Nations said it is ready to investigate allegations that Sudan's armed forces used chemical weapons if given a formal mandate. The allegations remain contested, and no independent international investigation cited has established responsibility, though the US determined in 2025 that the Sudanese government used chemical weapons in 2024.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The United Nations said it is ready to investigate allegations that Sudan's armed forces used chemical weapons if given a formal mandate. The allegations remain contested, and no independent international investigation cited has established responsibility, though the US determined in 2025 that the Sudanese government used chemical weapons in 2024.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Sudan's government is calling for renewed international focus on the humanitarian and infrastructural devastation caused by the conflict that began with the RSF rebellion in April 2023, which it alleges has subjected civilians to unlawful killings, sexual violence, forced displacement, and widespread destruction of infrastructure.
18 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
At least 82 people have died and dozens remain missing following a catastrophic collapse at the Al-Zara gold mine in Sudan's West Kordofan province. Rescue operations are severely hampered by lack of heavy machinery, with only a single privately owned forklift available for excavation work.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A Sudanese rebel group, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, carried out an artillery attack on the town of Dilling in South Kordofan province, killing at least five people including a child and injuring several others. The Sudan Doctors Network condemned the bombardment of civilian areas as a violation of international humanitarian law and called on the international community to pressure the group to stop attacking civilians.
5 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The US Africa envoy has called on the UN Security Council to extend its arms embargo to all of Sudan to halt external military and financial support, citing escalating drone attacks by both the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Russia and China oppose the move, saying it would weaken Sudan's army's effectiveness, and a wider embargo would require a Security Council vote.
25 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A Sudanese court has issued death sentences against Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and fifteen other high-ranking commanders, finding them guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide related to the conflict in West Darfur. The proceedings, conducted in absentia, cited the June 2023 assassination of state governor Khamis Abbakar and deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure including residential areas, schools, and houses of worship.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
El-Obeid, a city of 500,000 on the front line of Sudan's three-year civil war, endured 27 drone strikes in June and has been under siege-like conditions for 18 months, with UN human rights chief Volker Turk reporting at least 45 people killed and 41 injured in 15 strikes between 6 and 28 June, alongside summary executions, abductions, torture, and sexual violence affecting those fleeing the conflict.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
UNICEF reported that the conflict between Sudan's military and the Rapid Support Forces has killed or wounded at least 330 children in the first six months of 2024, with drone strikes accounting for 60 per cent of casualties. Hostilities continue to intensify in Kordofan, Darfur, and Blue Nile regions, with attacks on schools, markets, and water and fuel stations displacing over 500,000 residents.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Sudan's military has accepted high-level defectors from the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, including commander Ali Rizkallah, reshaping alliances in the civil war; survivors in Darfur, where the RSF stronghold has been accused of atrocities, express anger over the integrations without accountability.
23 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won 438 of 501 contested parliamentary seats in the general election, securing his return to power despite the poll being overshadowed by conflict, accusations of repression, and limited opposition participation. Although supporters see economic gains continuing, security experts fear internal divisions and insurgencies in the Amhara and Oromia regions could worsen.
21 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A drone strike hit a crowded market in the town of Ghubaysh in West Kordofan province, Sudan on Tuesday morning, killing 28 people and wounding dozens more, according to the Emergency Lawyers rights group. The strike occurred during peak shopping hours in an area serving as an economic lifeline for thousands across the region amid the ongoing war that began in April 2023.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Sudan accused Ethiopia of launching drone strikes on Khartoum airport and other sites since March 1 and recalled its ambassador in response; Ethiopia denied the accusations. Sudan's military also accused the United Arab Emirates of supplying the drones, as it continues conflict with the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group.
7 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The United Arab Emirates denied Sudan's allegations that Emirati drones launched from Ethiopia's Bahir Dar airport attacked Khartoum airport on Monday. Sudan has long accused the UAE of supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the three-year civil war, which the UAE denies.
7 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia and accused Ethiopia and the UAE of launching drone attacks on critical infrastructure including Khartoum International Airport, claiming conclusive evidence links the strikes to Ethiopian airbases with UAE support. Ethiopia has denied the allegations as baseless.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →