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Sudanese Armed Forces
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The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة السودانية, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Musallaha as-Sudaniyah) are the military forces of the Republic of the Sudan. In 2011, IISS estimated the forces' numbers at 109,300 personnel.[5] The CIA estimates that the SAF may have up to 200,000 personnel.[6]
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Sudanese Armed Forces | |
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القوات المسلحة السودانية | |
![]() Insignia of the Sudanese Armed Forces | |
Founded | 1925; 99 years ago (1925) (as Sudan Defence Forces) |
Current form | 1956; 68 years ago (1956) |
Service branches | ![]() ![]() ![]() Republican Guard |
Headquarters | Khartoum |
Leadership | |
Supreme Commander | Transitional Sovereignty Council |
Commander-in-Chief | General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan[1] |
Minister of Defence | Yassin Ibrahim Yassin |
Chief of Staff | Muhammad Othman al-Hussein |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 |
Active personnel |
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Reserve personnel | 85,000 |
Expenditure | |
Budget | $2.47 Billion (2017 est.) |
Percent of GDP | 1.0% (2017 est.) |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | Military Industry Corporation |
Foreign suppliers | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Related articles | |
History | Military history of Sudan |
Ranks | Military ranks of Sudan |
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In 2016–2017, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had 40,000 members participating in the Yemeni Civil War (of which 10,000 returned to Sudan by October 2019).[3] The outbreak of the ongoing war in the country saw the SAF and RSF fighting each other.[7]