A bloody crisis in Sudan
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The Rise and Fall of the Rapid Support Forces
The rapid support forces emerged from armed groups that Bashir had used to put down rebellion and used as a kind of paramilitary army. They gained in strength partly because Omar al-Bashir wanted to use it as a counterweight to the army. He didn't want any group to be too strong, partly because they used their troops in Yemen on the side of the Saudi-led coalition. Hermeti and his rapid support forces soon, too, had vast interests in gold and other parts. Money is at stake in this conflict. Power is at stake. The Sudanese armed forces control vast swathes of the economy. All have a lot at stake, a lot to lose if they
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