In an effort to recruit new fighters the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is invoking Faza’a, an ancient, pre-Islamic Sudanese tradition. Faza’a allows tribes to call on their members and allies for…
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On The Battlefield, Russia Leans Into A Window Of Opportunity That Ukraine’s Trying To Shut – Analysis
By Mike Eckel (RFE/RL) — It’s the dog days of a brutal summer on Ukraine’s battlefields, where Russian advances have been slow but relentless and Ukrainian forces are stretched thin by a lack…