Information related to the recent fighting
Background information
The following reports and articles explain the background of the recent fighting:
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Brief chronology of political developments since 2018
Sudan's years of political strife (Media Report, English)
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Background article on the fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces
Sudan fighting: The military rivalry behind the clashes in Khartoum (Media Report, English)
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Brief background article on the power struggle
Factbox: The struggle for power in Sudan (Media Report, English)
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Brief background article on the Rapid Support Forces
Factbox: Who are Sudan's Rapid Support Forces? (Media Report, English)
The most recent documents on the issue
These are the most recent documents from a search for terms related to the fighting: (You can find more, and customise your search under this search link.)
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Report on the human rights situation (covering 2023)
The State of the World's Human Rights; Sudan 2023 (Periodical Report, English)
- Armed conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces, and the Rapid Support Forces with their allied militias, caused mass civilian casualties in deliberate and indiscriminate attacks. All parties to the conflict committed serious violations and abuses of international human rights law, and violations of international humanitarian law. […] Millions of people were internally displaced and about 1.4 million fled to neighbouring countries and lived in dire conditions. === === === Background === In April, intense armed clashes erupted between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries, led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (also known as Hemedti), in the
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Report on the human rights situation (covering 2023)
Amnesty International Report 2023/24; Zur weltweiten Lage der Menschenrechte; Sudan 2023 (Periodical Report, German)
- . == Hintergrund == Im April 2023 brachen in der Hauptstadt Khartum heftige Kämpfe zwischen der sudanesischen Armee unter Führung von General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan und den paramilitärischen Einheiten derRapid Support Forces (RSF) unter dem Kommando von General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (auch bekannt als Hemedti) aus.
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Annual report on human rights in 2023
2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Sudan (Periodical Report, English)
- == EXECUTIVE SUMMARY == On April 15, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces resulted in a protracted conflict across the country and reports of serious and widespread abuses. Based on a careful analysis of the law and available facts, on December 6, U.S. […] Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined that members of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces committed war crimes in Sudan. The Secretary also determined that members of the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. As of October, UN and international media reported more than 10,500 civilian deaths. […] As of year’s end, fighting between Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces continued to intensify and spread to new areas of the country. […] Militias affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces reportedly continued to commit killings, abductions, rape, sexual slavery, and other physical abuses and mistreatment of civilians in Darfur and across the country. Arab militias allied with the Rapid Support Forces conducted unlawful killings of ethnic Massalit civilians as they fled violence in West Darfur. […] The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), armed militias affiliated with the government and the RSF, and ethnically based groups were responsible for widespread extrajudicial killings. On February 28, security forces fired live ammunition at prodemocracy protesters in Khartoum, killing Ibrahim Mazjoob, age 16, and injuring dozens.
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Fact sheet on the security impact of the conflict on the civilian population and protection (as of 15 April 2024)
At a Glance: Protection Impacts of the Conflict: Update no. 26, 15 April 2024 (Periodical Report, English)
- Clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted on 15 April 2023 and are now entering their second year. Major Developments: In early April, fighting intensified in Al Jazirah as SAF forces advanced towards Um Al Gura locality, about 30km east of Wad Madani.
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Update on the security situation, the human rights situation and the humanitarian situation (as of 17 April 2024)
External Update #57; Sudan Situation; 17 April 2024 (Periodical Report, English)
- Highlights ▪ This week marked one year since the outbreak of conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Over the past year, Sudan has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian tragedies and one of the largest internal displacement crises globally. Famine now looms. Statement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan. […] This Prefecture, which hosts most Sudanese refugees in CAR, continue to face considerable security challenges due to the activities of non-state armed groups, including allegations of the presence of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from Sudan.
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Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the ongoing armed conflict between Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) (casualties; displacement; looming famine)
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the devastating one-year of fighting in Sudan (Appeal or News Release, English)
- Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the ongoing armed conflict between Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) (casualties; displacement; looming famine)
- Stellungnahme von Alice Wairimi Nderitu, Sonderberaterin über die Verhütung von Völkermord, zum laufenden bewaffneten Konflikt zwischen sudanesischen Streitkräften und paramilitärischen Rapid Support Forces (RSF) (Opfer; Vertreibung; drohende Hungersnot)
- In particular, Special Adviser Wairimu Nderitu decries the repeated exploitation of ethnic and racial identity as basis for such vicious attacks, most particularly by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militias against the Masalit and other non-Arab communities in the Darfur region, already marked by a decades-old cycle of violence, including over natural resources.
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