Sudan’s armed rivals fight on another front, international legitimacy

The US imposes sanctions on RSF deputy commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of violence and human rights abuse by his troops in their months-long conflict with Sudan's army [File: Hussein Malla/AP Photo]

Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo – brother of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo and his deputy – has had his assets frozen in the United States, while Abdul Rahman Juma, an RSF commander in West Darfur, was hit with a visa ban.

With that, the paramilitary force has lost hope of acquiring political legitimacy after the duo were sanctioned on September 6, according to analysts and activists.