Army, Rapid Support Forces face mounting pressure in Sudan Tension between the military and civilian members of Sudan’s ruling body have largely centred on the Sudanese military’s economic assets. Wednesday 13/01/2021 Protesters gather demanding the closure of the headquarters of Rapid Support Forces and the prevention of extra judicial executions, in Khartoum, Sudan, January 14, 2021. (AP) CAIRO - Sudan’s transition remains plagued with multiple sources of turbulence and tension as the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces face scrutiny over illegal detention centres and the military’s role in the country’s economy. Dozens of Sudanese rallied in the capital, Khartoum, on Thursday to demand the closure of illegal detention centres following the alleged torturing and killing of a Sudanese man by a paramilitary force whose members once formed the backbone of a militia accused of war crimes in Darfur.