A Commander’s Defection Sparks Revenge Killings, Rapes and a New Exodus in Sudan
Their mothers had mostly made the trek that morning, a flight prompted by fear of gunmen and tales of rape that for days had spread on WhatsApp groups and between neighbors.A desperate exodus is under ...
First Responders Spotlight: From serving his country to protecting his hometown
This is National Veterans and Military Families Month and Veterans Day is next week. On that note, we share the story of one of the many men and women who once wore a ...
A commander swapped sides in Sudan’s civil war. His community paid in blood.
Victims say that’s the point: They were meant as collective punishment by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the ...
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Sudan paramilitary guilty of ‘staggering’ sexual violence in ongoing conflict
A United Nations Fact-Finding Mission reported Tuesday that Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have committed extensive sexual violence against civilians. The report highlights ...
Sudan's RSF and allies sexually abused victims from 8-75 years, UN mission says
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allies have committed "staggering" levels of sexual abuse, raping civilians as troops advance and abducting some women as sex slaves during the more than ...
At least 124 said killed in Sudan rampage
Fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more than 120 people in one town, a doctors group and the United Nations ...
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UN says 120 killed in Sudan rampage
Fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more than 120 people in one town, a doctors group and the United ...
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Cyclone 'Dana': Teams of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force deployed in Cuttack
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclonic circulation over central Andaman Sea is expected to intensify into Cyclone Dana by Wednesday and is expected to reach the northwest ...
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Top RSF commander defects, joins Sudanese army
The commander is said to have defected along with some of his fighters, further weakening the Rapid Support Force. This is the first major defection since the fighting started several months ago.