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Who are Hemeti's generals in Darfur?

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“The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur”

Sudan

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Fighting has been ongoing since 15 April 2023 between the two strong men of Khartoum, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The open conflict is having a knock-on effect across the sub-region. The international community has rallied, and numerous attempts at mediation are underway including from the UN, the African Union, the Arab League and the IGAD. [...]

Commander of the Rapid Support Forces Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, in South Darfur State, in September 2017. © Ashraf Shazly/AFP

While there are some signs that the Sudanese army is getting the upper hand against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, the conflict in Darfur is intensifying. General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the RSF leader, has placed trusted men in charge of its units in the vast region. [...]

Published on 02/05/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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“The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur”

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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdelrahman Gomaa Barak Allah
Ahmed Barakatallah Abdallah
Ahmed Suliman
Aly Yacoub Jibril
Bashir Adam Eyssa Sayer
Eyssam Eldine Saleh Fadil
Gedo Hamdan Abu Nshok
Haras el-hudud
Hemeti
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Musa Hilal
Omar al-Bashir
Rapid Support Forces
Saleh Mohammed Al-Manqabi
Sudanese Armed Forces

Spotlight | Sudan
Hemeti's youngest brother emerges from shadows in bid for RSF prominence

Under new international sanctions, the leadership of the Rapid Support Forces is increasingly divided. With Hemeti's inner circle no longer able to travel freely, the general's youngest brother al-Gony Hamdan Dagalo is trying to establish himself as the paramilitary group's new ambassador.

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General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo in Khartoum, Sudan, on 19 February 2023.

Sudan
General Burhan looks to forge alliances with eastern tribes

Overpowered by the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is seeking to consolidate his ranks in Port Sudan and the east of the country. Some communities are expected to provide the regular army with reinforcements.

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Sudanese Armed Forces mark Army Day in Sudan's eastern Gadaref State near the border with Ethiopia on 14 August 2023.

Sudan
Global Fund and health minister clash over aid millions

The world's largest financier of AIDS, TB, and malaria prevention and treatment has redirected its grants for Sudan to the United Nations Development Programme. The country's health minister fears the money now won't reach key healthcare programmes.

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Sudan
After the Jeddah declaration, civilian forces try to muscle in on negotiations between Sudanese army and RSF

As discussions continue in Saudi Arabia over a potential ceasefire between General al-Burhan and Hemeti's troops, some of Sudan's political players are preparing to weigh in on the negotiations.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.05.2023

Sudan
Gum arabic importers steel themselves for supply chain disruptions

With Sudan accounting for 70% of global gum arabic production, leading international buyers are fearful of the repercussions of a prolonged conflict between Burhan and Hemeti. This rare natural resource is used in the making of Coca-Cola and certain cosmetics.

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Sacks of gum arabic ready for export in El-Obeid town at the state of North Kordofan in Sudan.

Sudan
African Union set to decide on who should secure Khartoum airport

It is currently impossible to fly into the Sudanese capital because of the fighting. The AU is in the process of deciding how best to secure the site so that humanitarian workers and African and Western mediators can begin their work on the ground.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy 08.05.2023

Satellite image of Khartoum International Airport, 17 April 2023.

Chad
N'Djamena calls for French reconnaissance flights along Sudanese border

Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Déby fears that the conflict in Sudan the rearmament and organisation of armed groups hostile to the government from Darfur.

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Chad, Libya, Sudan
Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

Numerous militia fighters from Darfur and Chad are present in Libya. For the time being, they have refrained from intervening in neighbouring Sudan but, if the hostilities there persist, one of the warring parties could be tempted to call them in.

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Hemeti's brothers wage his social media war

As his RSF fighters do battle with the Sudanese army, the militia leader is also waging a propaganda war on social media with the help of an experienced team based in Khartoum and Dubai.

Subscribers only Politics 21.04.2023

Sudan
Security reform still a sticking point in political dialogue

Sudan should get its transition to democracy back on track in the first half of April. Thorny issues like the integration of the powerful Rapid Support Forces into the regular army look unlikely to be settled by then, however.

Subscribers only Politics 29.03.2023

Members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries in the village of Abraq, about 60 km northwest of Khartoum, on 22 June 2019.

Sudan
Opponents Ibrahim and Minnawi close to yielding to Burhan's pressure

Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim and Darfur Governor Minni Minnawi were initially reluctant to sign the framework agreement struck between Sudanese military and civilian leaders in December, but are now close to finding common ground. Provided certain conditions are met.

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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdelrahman Gomaa Barak Allah
Ahmed Barakatallah Abdallah
Ahmed Suliman
Aly Yacoub Jibril
Bashir Adam Eyssa Sayer
Eyssam Eldine Saleh Fadil
Gedo Hamdan Abu Nshok
Haras el-hudud
Hemeti
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Musa Hilal
Omar al-Bashir
Rapid Support Forces
Saleh Mohammed Al-Manqabi
Sudanese Armed Forces

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Hemeti's youngest brother emerges from shadows in bid for RSF prominence

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General Burhan looks to forge alliances with eastern tribes

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Global Fund and health minister clash over aid millions

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After the Jeddah declaration, civilian forces try to muscle in on negotiations between Sudanese army and RSF

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Gum arabic importers steel themselves for supply chain disruptions

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African Union set to decide on who should secure Khartoum airport

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N'Djamena calls for French reconnaissance flights along Sudanese border

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Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

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Hemeti's brothers wage his social media war

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Spotlight | Sudan Hemeti's youngest brother emerges from shadows in bid for RSF prominence

Sudan General Burhan looks to forge alliances with eastern tribes

Sudan Global Fund and health minister clash over aid millions

Sudan After the Jeddah declaration, civilian forces try to muscle in on negotiations between Sudanese army and RSF

Sudan Gum arabic importers steel themselves for supply chain disruptions

Sudan African Union set to decide on who should secure Khartoum airport

Chad N'Djamena calls for French reconnaissance flights along Sudanese border

Chad, Libya, Sudan Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Sudan
Who are Hemeti's generals in Darfur?

Spotlight | Sudan
Hemeti's youngest brother emerges from shadows in bid for RSF prominence

Sudan
General Burhan looks to forge alliances with eastern tribes

Sudan
Global Fund and health minister clash over aid millions

Sudan
After the Jeddah declaration, civilian forces try to muscle in on negotiations between Sudanese army and RSF

Sudan
Gum arabic importers steel themselves for supply chain disruptions

Sudan
African Union set to decide on who should secure Khartoum airport

Chad
N'Djamena calls for French reconnaissance flights along Sudanese border

Chad, Libya, Sudan
Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

Sudan
Hemeti's brothers wage his social media war

Sudan
Security reform still a sticking point in political dialogue

Sudan
Opponents Ibrahim and Minnawi close to yielding to Burhan's pressure