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Also known as RSF, Quwwāt ad-daʿm as-sarīʿ
The Rapid Support Forces 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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Key facts
- Commander
- Hemedti
- Deputy head
- Abdul Rahim Dagalo
- Head of operations
- Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed ( since November 2024 )
- East darfur commander
- Abdul Rahman Jumma
- Spokesperson
- Yousif Ibrahim Ismaeil ( 2021–2024 ), Mohamed Mokhtar and Al-Fateh al-Qurashi ( 2024–present )
- Foundation
- August 2013
- Allegiance
- Government of Sudan (2013–2023), Territory of the Rapid Support Forces ( 2023–2025 ), Government of Peace and Unity ( 2025–present )
- Ideology
- Baggara interests , Arab supremacy , New Sudan (self-presented, disputed) , Anti-Black racism , Africanist populism (disputed) , Anti-Islamism (disputed) , Secularism , Tribalism
- Notable attacks
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2013 establishments in SudanArab nationalism in SudanArab nationalist militant groupsArab supremacyCentral African Republic–Sudan relationsChad–Sudan relationsEthiopia–Sudan relationsGenocide perpetratorsKenya–Sudan relationsLibya–Sudan relationsMilitary units and formations established in 2013Organisations of the Sudanese revolution