{"id":20140,"date":"2025-11-23T21:48:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intl-crimes-doc.org\/?p=20140"},"modified":"2025-11-23T21:51:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:51:53","slug":"context-note-presentation-of-the-armed-group-rapid-support-forces-rsf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intl-crimes-doc.org\/fr\/context-note-presentation-of-the-armed-group-rapid-support-forces-rsf\/","title":{"rendered":"Context note: Presentation of the armed group \u201cRapid Support Forces\u201d (RSF)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20140\" class=\"elementor elementor-20140\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd75ae7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd75ae7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6025ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6025ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>OVERVIEW<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>The RSF is an armed group that was founded in 2013, created from the Janjaweed groups that supported the Sudanese government during the Darfur war.<\/strong> <strong>Allied with the State\u2019s army until 2023, they finally became adversaries because of political disagreements<\/strong> <strong>over the integration of the RSF into the regular armed forces.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The armed group <strong>controls most of Darfur<\/strong>. It is <strong>accused of ethnic cleansing<\/strong> and mass killings of civilians, particularly against the Fur, Zaghawa, Masalit and Barti communities.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The RSF is suspected to <strong>generate large incomes through gold exports<\/strong> to the UAE. It is also known for <strong>pillaging villages<\/strong> it attacks, <strong>impose taxes<\/strong> on trade routes and <strong>extort businesses<\/strong> in its area of control.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Investigations suggest that the RSF receives <strong>military and logistical aid from the UAE, Libya, and Chad<\/strong>. It would include weapons smuggling and mercenary support, notably from <strong>Colombian operatives<\/strong>, despite the denial of these States.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The RSF is <strong>led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka \u00ab\u00a0Hemedti\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong>. He is backed by several of his brothers and other individuals, all accused of carrying out <strong>serious violations of international law<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Read the full context note here : <a href=\"https:\/\/intl-crimes-doc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DCCI_202511_CONTEXT_Presentation-of-RSF_2023-to-2025_ENG_Public-1.pdf\">Presentation of the armed group Rapid Support Forces (RSF)_2023-to-2025_ENG_Public.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OVERVIEW \u00a0 The RSF is an armed group that was founded in 2013, created from the Janjaweed groups that supported the Sudanese government during the Darfur war. 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