Rapid Support Forces: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	RSF
Date	2013 - present

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Rapid Support Forces (RSF)

Map of Sudan highlighting the non-administrative region of Darfur in the country's west, shaded in light color. The map shows international borders, major cities such as Al-Fashir and Nyala, physical features like the Marrah Mountains and Libyan Desert, and neighboring countries. An inset locator map marks Darfur's position within Sudan and northeastern Africa.

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Three burnt-out cars sit outside the entrance of a heavily damaged medical center in downtown Khartoum, with shattered windows and debris scattered on the ground.

Satellite view of El Fasher airport in Sudan shows dark smoke plumes rising near the runway, with burned areas and damaged infrastructure visible around the taxiways.

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