Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Hemedti”)

Force in Play

Leading RSF operations; controls most of Darfur and contested areas in Kordofan

Sudan's civil war has entered a new phase defined by drone strikes that hit markets, hospitals, and roads with near-daily frequency. On March 26, two strikes killed at least 28 civilians — 22 when a drone hit a parked oil truck at a market in Saraf Omra, North Darfur, igniting part of the market and killing an infant among the dead, and six more along a road in Kordofan. In the first two months of 2026 alone, monitors recorded 198 drone strikes by both sides, at least 52 of which caused civilian casualties, killing 478 people.

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