Rapid Support Forces

A report highlights how a smuggled natural resource is generating revenue that sustains Sudan's ongoing civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. The fighting, which began in April 2023, has created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, and illicit resource exports are helping both sides finance weapons and operations despite international sanctions and pressure.

Millions of Sudanese are returning to Khartoum after fleeing the country's civil war, only to find the capital barely habitable. Returning residents are confronting widespread power cuts, destroyed buildings and streets filled with rubble, with basic services largely absent. The situation highlights the enormous challenge of rebuilding a city devastated by fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, as displaced families attempt to resume their lives.

Millions of Sudanese who fled the civil war are returning to Khartoum only to find the city devastated and largely unlivable, with basic services destroyed by two years of fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. Reports describe widespread destruction of homes, water and power networks, and hospitals, leaving families with nowhere safe to restart their lives.

Ethiopia has accused Sudan and Egypt of supporting Tigray forces as fighting intensifies in the country's north, escalating regional tensions. Sudan's army has denied the allegation, saying its rival paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, is the party involved with Tigrayan fighters rather than Khartoum itself. The accusations come amid a broader deterioration in relations between the Horn of Africa neighbours, with Egypt also locked in its own disputes with Ethiopia over the Nile dam. Observers warn the claims risk widening an already volatile conflict.

Sudanese authorities have accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of attacking civilian facilities in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state. The city has been a contested point in the war between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, and repeated strikes and sieges have worsened conditions for residents there.

Sudanese authorities have accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of carrying out drone strikes on civilian sites in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state. The alleged attacks mark another escalation in the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which has devastated cities across the country and displaced millions since fighting began in April 2023.

Millions of people returning to Sudan's capital are finding the city largely unlivable, with widespread power cuts and piles of rubble left by two years of war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. Returning residents face destroyed homes, no electricity, and minimal basic services, raising questions about how Khartoum can be rebuilt and whether displaced families can realistically stay.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's investment summit included investors from the United Arab Emirates, drawing criticism because the UAE has been accused of supplying weapons, logistics, training and foreign personnel to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group implicated in widespread atrocities. Human rights groups have repeatedly documented the RSF's abuses, prompting questions about why Canada is courting Emirati capital while the war in Sudan continues.

Drone strikes have struck cities across Sudan while the army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, rejected calls for a ceasefire, signaling the war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces will continue. The defiance of regional and international mediation efforts raises fears of further escalation and worsening humanitarian conditions for civilians caught in the fighting.

Reports allege that the United Arab Emirates is fueling Sudan's catastrophic war and profiting from it, with outlets claiming the UAE backs armed factions while extracting economic gains from the conflict. The war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions, and scrutiny of foreign involvement continues to intensify.

Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has pledged to defeat the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, saying the campaign will continue 'no matter how long it takes'. The declaration underlines his refusal to seek a negotiated end to the civil war, which has displaced millions and created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises since fighting began in April 2023.

Drones linked to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces struck a fuel depot in El Gezira state, escalating the country's ongoing war. Both the RSF and the Sudanese army reported shooting down each other's drones in the same exchange. The strike raises concerns over fuel supplies and civilian infrastructure as fighting between the two sides continues to spread across central Sudan.

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces are reportedly collecting transit fees on oil moving through the Heglig area, where production has reached 26,000 barrels per day. The report highlights how control of key oil infrastructure has become a revenue source in Sudan's ongoing conflict, raising concerns over the war's financing and the fate of the country's vital oil exports.

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