Sudan paramilitary group boasts of detaining Islamists
by Jason Burke and Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum from World news | The Guardian on (#6C98Z)
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces, wants to frame Islamist opponents as a threat
Hundreds of Islamist leaders and activists in Sudan have been detained by the Rapid Support Forces in a wave of repression targeting the paramilitary group's political opponents.
The arrests began before the outbreak of fighting in April between the RSF and forces loyal to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the de facto military leader, but have intensified since.
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