Rapid Support Forces
Rapid Support Forces appears in roughly 19 monitored articles per day as of October 3, 2026. Mentions are up 19.1% week-over-week. The tone of that coverage averages -4.72 — negative.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are a Sudanese paramilitary force formerly operated by the Sudanese government. They originated as auxiliary force militias known as the Janjaweed used by the Sudanese government during the War in Darfur, which the government later restructured as a paramilitary organization in August 2013 under the command of Muhammad Dagalo, better known by his nom de guerre Hemedti.
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Also covered as: RSF · Wikidata
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