Days of violence in Sudan have resulted in the deaths of at least 180 people, with many more left wounded. It all revolves around infighting between two rival groups: the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group known as the RSF, or Rapid Support Forces. The recent background to the violence was a disagreement over how RSF paramilitaries should be incorporated into the Sudanese army. As head of the RSF, Dagalo has faced accusations of overseeing the bloody crackdown of pro-democracy activists, including the massacre of 120 protesters in 2019. Meanwhile, a couple of Egyptian soldiers were captured in northern Sudan while violence was happening in Khartoum.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 17, 2023 22:13 UTC