The Benevolent and Pious Brothers of the RSF

Analyzing a shift in the Janjaweed propaganda strategy

Just over a month into the Sudan conflict, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have begun to produce more propaganda portraying themselves as a benevolent occupying authority in Khartoum, in addition to their usual triumphalist combat videos.

A spokesperson who helps them to convey this image is Omer Jibril Hamed, who has a relaxed, gentle demeanor that can p…