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The Sudanese civil war, driven by internal power struggles and foreign interference, has resulted in massive atrocities, displacement, and destruction, marking Sudan's third civil war and second genocide since independence, with the country's impoverished population suffering immensely amid ongoing violence and geopolitical interests.
Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagolo, a former camel trader and Janjaweed militia leader, now controls the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has played a central role in the ongoing Sudan conflict, including recent victories and atrocities, with ambitions possibly extending to ruling Sudan or establishing a breakaway state.
Sudan's paramilitary force, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), born out of a lightly-armed desert militia, has taken control of parts of the capital, Khartoum, despite daily air strikes by the army. The RSF's preferred tactic is close-quarters fighting, which has allowed them to take up positions in residential areas and key institutions. The conflict has left over 500 people dead, disrupted aid supplies, and turned residential areas into war zones. The RSF's leader, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, is playing a long game, a war of attrition designed to open up an opportunity for him to be a political leader through negotiations.
Hemedti, the leader of Sudan's paramilitary force, has said he will not negotiate until fighting ends, blaming army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan for the violence. He said he was open to talks but the condition was that the ceasefire should hold. Hemedti's 100,000-strong force controls areas of the capital and has a strong presence in Darfur. At least 512 people have been killed and 4,193 wounded in the fighting, according to health ministry figures, although the real death toll is likely much higher.
Sudan has descended into chaos and war as rival generals clash, with foreign governments evacuating their citizens. The rise of warlord Hemedti has drawn the army and all of Sudan into an unprecedented confrontation. Meanwhile, Fox News paid $787.5m to settle a libel case for knowingly broadcasting false claims about Dominion voting machines, and fired Tucker Carlson this week. The Guardian Weekly also covers a major new London show featuring the otherworldly creations of Hilma af Klint alongside the abstract works of Piet Mondrian, and the chequered history of company towns.
General Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, better known as Hemedti, is the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a powerful paramilitary group in Sudan. Hemedti's RSF is made up of Darfurian Arabs known as Janjaweed and has become more powerful than the Sudanese state. Hemedti's rise to power is an example of political entrepreneurship through violence. He has become the face of Sudan's violent, political marketplace and is the first non-establishment ruler in Sudan for 120 years. Despite grievances against Hemedti's paramilitaries, he is still recognized as a Darfurian and an outsider to the Sudanese establishment.
General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, rose from a camel trader to become Sudan's second most powerful man and one of its richest. He played a prominent role in toppling President Omar al-Bashir in 2019 and later quashing protests by Sudanese seeking democracy. As deputy head of state, Hemedti has taken on some of Sudan's most important portfolios, including the economy and peace negotiations with rebel groups. However, his power is derived from his Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary, which has complicated efforts to restore civilian rule after the military coup in October 2021.