Sudanese Armed Forces

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The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة السودانية, romanized: Al-Qūwāt Al-Musallaḥah as-Sūdāniyah) are the military forces of the Republic of the Sudan. The force strength has been estimated at 109,300 personnel in 2011 (by IISS), 200,000 personnel before the current war in Sudan broke out in 2023 (by the CIA), and 300,000 personnel in 2024 (by Al Jazeera). As of 2026, the SAF and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) remain in armed conflict against one another in the ongoing civil war in Sudan. In 2016–2017, the RSF had 40,000 members participating in the Yemeni Civil War (of which 10,000 returned to Sudan by October 2019).

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