The Latest Breaking News from Rapid Support Forces

The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has raged since April 2023. It’s turned Sudan into the site of one of the world’s most catastrophic humanitarian and displacement crises.

The crisis in Sudan has become ‘a grave human rights and protection emergency’, the United Nations mission says.

Sudan was plunged into a war more than two years ago, when tensions between the army and its rival paramilitary RSF exploded with street battles in the capital of Khartoum that quickly spread across the country.

UN official says the ‘devastating milestone’ shows the damage of the displacement crisis after two years of fighting.

Trucks carrying food to famine-threatened city targeted in RSF-controlled Al Koma in western Sudan

The civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which began in April 2023, has had an impact on its neighbours. One of the most keenly affected countries is South Sudan, which became an independent state in 2011 and went on to endure its own…

Announcement comes weeks after the army made gains in and around the capital city to push back the Rapid Support Forces.

Ethiopia and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 6 May 2025. Under it, their national police agencies will cooperate on security and intelligence. This will include combating cross-border crime, sharing intelligence and building capacity. They will also share experiences and training.

Sudan’s paramilitary hit key targets including the airport, the port and a hotel

Sudan’s army-aligned government cut diplomatic relations with the UAE over arming the RSF after the drone attacks.

The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan's case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war.