Musk’s DOGE takeover is the first step in shaping government to his whims. The next steps could be even more terrifying.

The dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir defined Sudan’s post-colonial ... Security Forces (RSF), a militia led by Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo. The RSF is the most powerful paramilitary ...

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by their commander Mohamed Dagalo Hamdan popularly known as “Hemedti” or ... after former strongman Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in 2019.

Since the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), ...

In this Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019 file photo, Sudan’s autocratic former President Omar al-Bashir sits in a cage during his trial on corruption and money laundering charges, in Khartoum ...

* However, the armed forces have often outsourced fighting to allied groups in various regions of Sudan - including the militias that developed into the RSF in Darfur - while building up extensive ...