CNN published a detailed investigation accusing the Russian Wagner Group of supporting the Rapid Support Forces in the ongoing fighting in Sudan.
The American Network also reported testimonies from civilians who were mistreated and extorted by these forces.
Fingers of the accusation were again pointed at the Russian Wagner group for arming the Rapid Support Forces, as the US network CNN conducted a detailed investigation accusing the Russian paramilitary group of arming the Hemeti forces.
The American network’s accusations were based on testimony from intelligence officials and eyewitnesses gathered over months of fieldwork.
How does Wagner support the Rapid Support Forces?
Starting with a collection of weapons from various Russian bases, the Wagner forces are moving their weapons from the Russian air and naval base in the Syrian coastal region of Latakia, as well as from their bases in eastern Libya, and the destination is Bangui Airport in the Central African Republic. , after which the weapon is transported by ground transport to points
Border with Darfur on the border with Central Africa.
Why Rapid Support Forces?
Why do you think the Wagner Group is supporting the Rapid Support Forces?
The network says that Wagner supports Himidi forces in exchange for acquiring gold mines controlled by Himidi forces.
The CNN investigation not only revealed Wagner’s support for support forces, but also delved into serious violations by Hamidti’s forces as the investigation presented testimonies from people who were attacked by support forces.
The same witnesses mentioned that support forces had set up checkpoints at border crossings to blackmail civilians who wanted to flee from the height of a war that refused to stop.
The Rapid Support Forces continue to control a number of the army’s sovereign and strategic military headquarters in the capital Khartoum, including the presidential palace, the arms and ammunition manufacturing complex at Yarmouk, and the military and security areas in the immediate vicinity of the main headquarters. army command in the center of Khartoum, as well as a number of bridges linking different areas, as well as a number of entrances and exits from the capital.
Since the start of clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in mid-April, the army has resorted to air strikes, in which it destroyed the headquarters of the Rapid Support Forces, and also hit a number of its military bases in the capital.
The army reiterates that it is capable of quickly resolving the fighting in the capital Khartoum if the Rapid Support Forces did not take refuge in residential buildings and use civilians as human shields. According to the Sudan Medical Association (non-governmental), 958 civilians were killed and 2,746 injured across the country, and the United Nations reports that thousands of civilians were killed and injured in fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. in Khartoum and Darfur.
