From marginalized tribal militias summoned to confront insurgencies in Sudan’s western Darfur region to a deeply entrenched political-military force at the heart of the country’s power struggle, the evolution of the Janjaweed militia later rebranded as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) traces a trajectory from mercenaries on the periphery of conflict to a fully-fledged paramilitary organization wielding formidable influence.
Armament and Financing: How the Rapid Support…
From marginalized tribal militias summoned to confront insurgencies in Sudan’s western Darfur region to a deeply entrenched political-military force at the heart of the country’s power struggle, the evolution of the Janjaweed militia later rebranded as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) traces a trajectory from mercenaries on the periphery of conflict to a fully-fledged paramilitary organization wielding formidable influence.