Rapid Support Forces
Tracked across 58 events · 727 articles · First seen Feb 01, 2025 · Last active Aug 22, 2026
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International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces are accused of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their campaign to seize El-Fasher, leading to severe international condemnation and calls for accountability.
Jun 18, 2026 · 26 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces are accused of escalating an assault on al-Obeid, potentially leading to large-scale atrocities and human rights violations. They have also taken control of Darfur and al-Fashir.
Jun 18, 2026 · 8 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces>>> carried out drone strikes in el-Obeid, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, intensifying the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan>>>.
Jun 11, 2026 · 15 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces>>> (RSF) is the primary subject of the war crimes complaint, accused of torture, sexual violence, and other atrocities in Sudan. This complaint is the first attempt to prosecute its members outside Sudan.
Jun 09, 2026 · 12 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces>>> are accused of widespread sexual violence, abduction, and ransom demands against women in Sudan, significantly damaging their reputation and potentially leading to international condemnation.
Jun 03, 2026 · 6 articles
International
On August 12-13, 2026, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a large-scale coordinated drone and ground offensive against multiple army-controlled cities, including the capital Sudan — Khartoum, Sudan — El-Obeid, Sudan — Atbara, Sudan —…
Impact: The RSF is the main aggressor in this offensive, launching coordinated drone and ground attacks across Sudan. The group's actions intensify the conflict and may affect its international standing and any financial support.
Aug 12, 2026 · 13 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces are a paramilitary group blamed by the Sudanese military for the drone strike on the United Nations facility. They are engaged in a conflict with the Sudanese military.
Dec 13, 2025 · 8 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces>>> is the paramilitary group in Sudan's war that allegedly received training and military support from the United Arab Emirates>>> via Colombian mercenaries, and is accused of war crimes and genocide.
May 25, 2026 · 8 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces are a paramilitary group engaged in conflict with the Sudanese Armed Forces in Sudan, responsible for siege conditions, drone strikes, and alleged atrocities in cities like Sudan — El-Obeid and Sudan — El Fasher.
Jun 25, 2026 · 72 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces are involved in ongoing clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces, causing widespread insecurity and displacement across Sudan.
Dec 10, 2025 · 11 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces are one of the warring parties in Sudan, increasingly using drone warfare and responsible for civilian deaths and atrocities.
Jun 15, 2026 · 15 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces are a key belligerent in the Sudanese conflict, controlling significant territories and engaging in drone warfare, which contributes to civilian casualties and displacement.
Jun 06, 2026 · 6 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces>>> are accused of targeting civilians in al-Murrah, violating international humanitarian law and contributing to the humanitarian crisis.
May 29, 2026 · 6 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces' actions, including damaging irrigation infrastructure, looting crops and tractors, and creating insecurity, are directly contributing to the decline in agricultural production and the food crisis in Sudan.
May 15, 2026 · 21 articles
Accidents
Impact: The RSF is a main belligerent, reportedly responsible for drone strikes causing child casualties and condemned by the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Jul 06, 2026 · 21 articles
Accidents
Impact: The RSF is accused of carrying out deliberate drone strikes on civilians, escalating the conflict and drawing international condemnation.
Jul 08, 2026 · 6 articles
International
Impact: The RSF is accused of committing genocide-like crimes in Darfur; the ICC breakthrough may lead to future arrest warrants, increasing legal pressure on the paramilitary group.
Jul 09, 2026 · 8 articles
International
Impact: The RSF is the paramilitary group targeted by the withdrawal demand; it faces genocide accusations and continues military campaigns, undermining peace efforts.
Apr 20, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
Impact: RSF leader sentenced to death; assets ordered confiscated; group faces increased international isolation.
Jul 09, 2026 · 13 articles
International
Impact: RSF controls territory and resources, looting gum arabic and smuggling it across borders.
Jul 15, 2026 · 9 articles
Accidents
Impact: The RSF controls the village and condemned the attack. The strike killed two of its commanders, potentially affecting its military operations and morale.
Aug 02, 2026 · 6 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces are a primary party in the Sudanese civil war, and the sanctions aim to cut off their access to recruitment networks and other military support.
Jun 27, 2026 · 6 articles
International
Impact: The Rapid Support Forces are one of the warring parties involved in intensifying clashes and drone attacks in El Obeid, contributing to the insecurity and humanitarian crisis.
Jun 29, 2026 · 6 articles
Accidents
Impact: RSF is a key belligerent; its conflict with SAF has caused displacement and hindered aid access.
Jul 14, 2026 · 13 articles
International
Impact: The RSF, which controls most gold-producing areas in Darfur and Kordofan, faces reduced revenue from gold sales to the EU.
Jul 13, 2026 · 22 articles
International
Impact: Paramilitary group targeted by sanctions; accused of benefiting from illicit gold trade.
Jul 16, 2026 · 7 articles
International
Impact: The RSF is the rival paramilitary group in the conflict; it has also been sanctioned by the US for atrocities, including genocide in Darfur.
Jul 20, 2026 · 6 articles
International
Pope Leo XVI, during his Sunday Angelus prayer, called for the opening of humanitarian corridors for civilians affected by the ongoing conflict in Sudan, particularly in the city of El-Obeid, which has faced intense drone…
Impact: The RSF is one of the warring parties in the conflict, responsible for attacks that have led to the humanitarian crisis; international pressure may affect its operations.
Aug 09, 2026 · 6 articles
Accidents
Impact: RSF is involved in the conflict, launching drone strikes and preparing ground assaults, hindering aid access and exacerbating the outbreak.
Jul 01, 2026 · 36 articles
Accidents
Sudan is facing a severe agricultural crisis as El Niño–Southern Oscillation conditions delay rains and cause Nile water levels to drop, compounding the effects of an ongoing civil war and a separate conflict in the…
Impact: The paramilitary group's looting and conflict have destroyed farms and displaced farmers, exacerbating the agricultural crisis.
Aug 22, 2026 · 6 articles
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