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Who are Sudan's RSF?

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Loveday Wright
February 13, 2026

The RSF paramilitary group is battling Sudan’s army in a conflict that has killed 150,000 people. Now there’s evidence to show Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp training RSF fighters. So who are the Rapid Support Forces?

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