US EditionSudanese coalition led by paramilitary RSF announces parallel government
- A coalition led by the Rapid Support Forces has announced an alternative government in Sudan, challenging military-led authorities in Khartoum, with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo as chair of the presidential council.
- The fighting has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and nearly 13 million people displaced, creating one of the worst humanitarian crises globally, according to United Nations estimates.
- Amnesty International reported that Rapid Support Forces fighters inflicted 'widespread sexual violence' to assert control, and the United States imposed sanctions on Dagalo for serious human rights abuses.
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Sudanese coalition led by paramilitary RSF announces parallel government
A Sudanese coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced on Saturday the members of a parallel government, a move opposed by the army, its rival in a 27-month war that could drive the country further towards partition.
The Rapid Support Forces and a coalition of armed and political groups had signed a "founding charter" of a parallel government in February.
The RSF controls parts of western Sudan. The government army condemns the idea of an alternative government. The two sides have been at war since 2023.
Paramilitary-Backed Coalition Declares New Government in Sudan
A coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan declared its own government on Saturday, a decision that raised concerns the north African nation was headed toward partition and continued war.
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