Aljazeera published on 24 December 2023 an article titled "Sudan's Civilians Pick Up Arms as RSF Gains and Army Struggles" by Mat Nashed.
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) leadership is encouraging young and untrained Sudanese to pick up weapons to prevent the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces from capturing additional cities now held by the SAF. This is proving to be a highly problematic tactic.
