Rapid Support Forces (Hemedti)
Assessment
The RSF runs the parallel Tasis government from Nyala, keeps El Obeid under partial siege with a significant build-up around the city, and sustains a drone campaign against courthouses, hospitals and power and fuel infrastructure, including the Umm Ruwaba courthouse strike on Sept 8. A UN fact-finding mission reported in September that external support networks, including up to 2,000 former Colombian soldiers operating its drones and artillery in Darfur and Kordofan, are fuelling its campaign, and no change in that posture was verified through Sept 15.
Recent, assessed
- 2026-09-09Footage published of an RSF drone strike on a Sudanese courthouse that killed at least 13 people. aljazeera.com
Level history
Levels set by research reviews. A level set by hand is shown at the top of the page while it is in force and is not part of this history.
| Date | Level | Review |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 5 | Weekly review |
| 2026-09-14 | 5 | Weekly review |
| 2026-09-12 | 5 | Weekly review |
| 2026-09-12 | 5 | Baseline |
Latest headlines 8
Matched to this entry by keyword from the pull of 19 Sep, 11:09 UTC. Not reviewed; some may be off-topic.
- Sudan army says it killed RSF fighters, destroyed vehicles in Blue Nile
- Sudan's army 'makes advances' in North, South Kordofan after clashes with RSF
- Sudan army claims several RSF fighters killed, nine vehicles destroyed in Blue Nile operation
- Sudan army says it killed RSF fighters, destroyed 9 vehicles
- Sudanese army says it killed RSF fighters, destroyed 9 vehicles in Blue Nile
- Sudan proclaims new military advances in the center of the country against the RSF
- Rapid Support Forces Control Nuhud Gold Mine Collapse Kills At Least 82 In West Kordofan: 24 outlets compared
- Sudan courts sentence women over alleged RSF collaboration, advocates say