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“The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur”

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The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Fighting has been ongoing since 15 April 2023 between the two strong men of Khartoum, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The open conflict is having a knock-on effect across the sub-region. The international community has rallied, and numerous attempts at mediation are underway including from the UN, the African Union, the Arab League and the IGAD. [...]

The Rapid Support Forces have been joined by a division of the Central Reserve Police, a paramilitary unit inherited from the Bashir era that has fought alongside the army in the current conflict. [...]

Published on 20/07/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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