Country Policy & Information Note
Security Theme
Human Security
Keywords
Violence, Injustice, Displacement, Human Rights, Human Security, Armed conflicts
Description
On 15 April 2023, following weeks of tensions, fighting broke out between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), led by Abdelfattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force led by Mohamed ‘Hemedti’ Hamdan Dagalo, in multiple cities across the country. Significant clashes occurred in Khartoum, Al Fasher in North Darfur, El Obeid in North Kordofan, Nyala in South Darfur, Kassala in Kassala and Port Sudan in Red Sea. Fighting was reported in 13 out Sudan’s 18 States.Since then, clashes between the SAF and RSF, and insecurity as a result of inter- communal conflict, has been concentrated in and around Khartoum, the Darfur states, and North Kordofan.
Country Policy & Information Note
On 15 April 2023, following weeks of tensions, fighting broke out between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), led by Abdelfattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force led by Mohamed ‘Hemedti’ Hamdan Dagalo, in multiple cities across the country. Significant clashes occurred in Khartoum, Al Fasher in North Darfur, El Obeid in North Kordofan, Nyala in South Darfur, Kassala in Kassala and Port Sudan in Red Sea. Fighting was reported in 13 out Sudan’s 18 States.Since then, clashes between the SAF and RSF, and insecurity as a result of inter- communal conflict, has been concentrated in and around Khartoum, the Darfur states, and North Kordofan.