16. April 2023 | Thomson Reuters (Autor)

Sudan

Kurzer chronologischer Überblick über politische Entwicklungen seit 2018

Sudan's years of political strife (Medienbericht, Englisch)

15. April 2023 | BBC News (Autor)

Sudan

Hintergrundartikel zu den Kämpfen zwischen der Armee und den Rapid Support Forces (RSF, Schnelle Unterstützungskräfte)

Sudan fighting: The military rivalry behind the clashes in Khartoum (Medienbericht, Englisch)

15. April 2023 | Thomson Reuters (Autor)

Sudan

Kurzer Hintergrundartikel zum Machtkampf

Factbox: The struggle for power in Sudan (Medienbericht, Englisch)

13. April 2023 | Thomson Reuters (Autor)

Sudan

Kurzer Hintergrundartikel zu den Rapid Support Forces (RSF, Schnelle Unterstützungskräfte)

Factbox: Who are Sudan's Rapid Support Forces? (Medienbericht, Englisch)

16. Dezember 2025 | BBC News (Autor)

Sudan

Norddarfur: Berichten zufolge versuchen die Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Massentötungen in al-Faschir zu vertuschen 

Sudan's RSF trying to cover up mass killings in el-Fasher, researchers say (Medienbericht, Englisch)

• Norddarfur: Berichten zufolge versuchen die Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Massentötungen in al-Faschir zu vertuschen 
• North Darfur: According to reports, paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) try to cover up mass killings in al-Fashir
• Stewart Maclean Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been trying to cover up mass killings in the city of el-Fasher by burying and burning bodies, a research team from Yale University says. The RSF had drawn international condemnation amid reports of executions and crimes against humanity when its fighters captured the city in October. […] Following an international backlash, RSF leader Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo declared an investigation into what he called violations committed by his soldiers during the capture of el-Fasher. However, the group continued to deny widespread allegations that killings in the city are ethnically motivated and follow a pattern of the Arab paramilitaries targeting non-Arab populations.

15. Dezember 2025 | HRW – Human Rights Watch (Autor)

Sudan

Ehemaliger Milizführer Ali Kosheib vom Internationalen Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) zu 20 Jahren Haft verurteilt

ICC Sentences Former Sudanese Militia Leader to 20 Years (Appell oder Pressemitteilung, Englisch)

• The current conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been ragingfor more than two years [https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/04/13/sudan-after-2-years-war-global-action-needed] and both warring parties continue to commit atrocitycrimes [https://www.hrw.org/africa/sudan] across Sudan, including the RSF’s most recent wave of mass killings and other grave abuses

12. Dezember 2025 | BBC News (Autor)

Sudan

Großbritannien verhängt Sanktionen gegen 4 Kommandeure der paramilitärischen Rapid Support Forces (RSF), denen Massenmorde, systematische sexuelle Gewalt und vorsätzliche Angriffe auf Zivilist·innen vorgeworfen werden

UK sanctions RSF commander linked by BBC Verify to Sudan massacre (Medienbericht, Englisch)

• Großbritannien verhängt Sanktionen gegen 4 Kommandeure der paramilitärischen Rapid Support Forces (RSF), denen Massenmorde, systematische sexuelle Gewalt und vorsätzliche Angriffe auf Zivilist·innen vorgeworfen werden
• UK imposes sanctions on 4 commanders of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are accused of committing mass killings, systematic sexual violence and deliberate attacks on civilians
• Brig Gen Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, also known as Abu Lulu, was filmed shooting dead at least 10 unarmed captives after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the city in late October. Thousands of people are believed to have been killed by the RSF after the army withdrew from el-Fasher. […] The UK has also sanctioned three other RSF commanders, including deputy head Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo. Dagalo, who was also placed under EU sanctions in November, was shown in verified footage touring an army base in the city in the hours after el-Fasher fell. He is the brother of RSF chief Mohamed "Hemedti" Dagalo. […] UK officials accused Abu Lulu, Dagalo, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed of carrying out "heinous" acts of violence, including mass killings, systematic sexual violence and deliberate attacks on civilians. The men have been placed under travel bans and any assets they hold will be frozen. […] In the days that followed the el-Fasher massacre, RSF leader Gen Mohamed "Hemedti" Dagalo [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vn17r29v9o] admitted that his troops had committed "violations" and said the incidents would be investigated. Among those arrested was Abu Lulu.

11. Dezember 2025 | ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (Autor)

Sudan

Artikel zu sicherheitsrelevanten Entwicklungen (Berichtszeitraum 1. Jänner bis 28. November 2025)

Fighting moves to Kordofan as Sudan’s east–west divide solidifies (Spezieller Bericht oder Analyse, Englisch)

• As Africa’s most fatal conflict approaches its three-year mark, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its allies managed to retake control throughout central Sudan, while the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) made key gains in Darfur. In previous years of the conflict, the territory under the RSF and the SAF control was more of a patchwork. […] Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan appointed Kamil Idris as prime minister in May 2025, while the RSF formed a government based in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, popularly known as Hemedti.

9. Dezember 2025 | BBC News (Autor)

Sudan

Laut einem Bericht des Sudan Witness Project sind bei Bombardierungen durch die Luftwaffe seit Ausbruch des Konflikts im April 2023 mindestens 1.700 Zivilist·innen getötet worden

Sudan air force bombing of towns, markets and schools has killed hundreds, report says (Medienbericht, Englisch)

• Its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) does not have aircraft. It launches drone strikes, but drones were excluded from the research. The RSF has been internationally condemned for allegedly carrying out ethnic massacres in Sudan's western Darfur region, triggering charges of genocide by the United States.

9. Dezember 2025 | BBC News (Autor)

Sudan

Der als Ali Kushayb bekannte Milizenführer wird vom Internationalen Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) wegen Kriegsverbrechen, die er vor mehr als zwei Jahrzehnten während des Darfur-Konflikts begangen hatte, zu 20 Jahren Haft verurteilt

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict (Medienbericht, Englisch)

• Five years after the end of that crisis, Darfur is a key battleground in another civil war [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvdn8pmmd1o], this time between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), whose origins lie in the Janjaweed.