Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.
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He is the brother and deputy of RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
He is the RSF's West Darfur commander.
He is another brother of RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
Army chief of Sudan involved in the power struggle with the RSF.
He was the state governor of West Darfur, killed in June 2023.
He is the special judge who ordered the confiscation of RSF assets.
He is the commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan.
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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.
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