But they will not suffice if as many forecast Generals Abdel Fattah al Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' escalate the war over the next month...
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Just over a year after the civil war began between the Sudan Armed Forces of General Abdel Fattah al Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo aka 'Hemeti' the fighting has intensified around El Fasher the capital of North Darfur region (AC Vol 64 No 25 Preparing for an all-out fight in El Fasher)...
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Having dealt with El Beshir's military officers when Sudan sent mercenaries to fight in Yemen against the Iranian-backed Houthis MBZ eventually endorsed General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Hemeti Commander of the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's civil war (AC Vol 64 No 23 Darfuris face a global dereliction of duty)...
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General Shamsudeen Kabbashi the SAF's Deputy Commander and Gen Abdel Rahim Hamdan Dagalo brother to RSF Commander Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' led the delegations...
When Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters took over El Gezira state they attacked and looted many communities showing they were beyond the command of Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' and the militia's hierarchy...
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Burhan had demanded that IGAD's mediation be led by South Sudan and Korbandy's experience as an official tasked with drumming up international support for the Sudan People's Liberation Movement which obtained independence from Sudan in 2011 could reassure both Burhan and RSF leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo aka 'Hemeti'...
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Vol 65 No 6 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
MBZ is a leading backer of General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' the leader of the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's civil war who was warmly welcomed by President Cyril Ramaphosa along with the Presidents of Kenya Uganda and Rwanda in January...
But he also opposed – like his younger brother Ousmane – the United Arab Emirates-backed policy of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan's General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' because of its effect on the delicate balance between Hemeti's forces and Zaghawa groups in Darfur...
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Vol 65 No 4 |
- SUDAN
- MIGRATION
Since the civil war between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) led by General Abdel Fattah al Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group commanded by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' more than 9 million people are reported to have been driven from their homes in Sudan; 1...
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Rather that the conflict looks set to drag on with neither General Abdel Fattah al Burhan nor Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' able to impose their will on the other...
At the end of November SAF generals were publicly airing their private views: the RSF was winning on the battlefield due to arms and logistical support from the United Arab Emirates with its close commercial and diplomatic ties with RSF Commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti'...
Their position was greatly strengthened after the coup led by Burhan and RSF Commander Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' in October 2021 which ousted the transitional government and its Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok...
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Vol 65 No 3 |
- EAST AFRICA
Sudan Armed Forces leader Abdel Fattah al Burhan had protested IGAD's decision to invite Rapid Support Forces commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' to the summit in Uganda and refused to participate...
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