Sudan crackdown highlights role of feared paramilitary unit
The deployment of the government’s Rapid Support Forces suggests a former Darfur fighter with a fearsome reputation, Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, is calling the shots
06 June 2019 - 16:54
Khartoum — Amnesty International on Thursday called for international action against Sudan’s new military rulers and condemned the government’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for what it called a “murderous rampage” against protesters this week.
The raid on Monday by security forces on a protest camp in central Khartoum was the worst violence yet surrounding the downfall of Omar al-Bashir, who was removed as president by the military in April after four months of protests...
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