Central Reserve Forces

For internal security and combat force in India, see Central Reserve Police Force.
Central Reserve Forces
قوات الاحتياطي المركزي
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Common nameAbu Tira
AbbreviationCRP
Agency overview
Formed1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Employees+8,000
Jurisdictional structure
National agencySD
Federal agencySD
Operations jurisdictionSD
Governing bodyMinistry of Interior (Sudan)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersKalakla, Khartoum
Agency executive
Notables
Person

The Central Reserve Forces (CRP) (Arabic: قوات الاحتياطي المركزي), also known as Abu Tira (Arabic: أبو طيرة) due to the eagle on its logo,[2] is a militarised police unit in Sudan known for committing atrocities during the War in Darfur[3] and the Sudanese revolution.[4] The CRP is sanctioned by the US for "serious human rights abuses".[5]

  1. ^ "قائد قوات الاحتياطى المركزي يؤكّد جاهزية قواته في جميع القطاعات". suna-news.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  2. ^ مسكين, خواجة. "Central Reserve Police fight off attack on their headquarters". sudanwarmonitor.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  3. ^ "'Abu Tira' ravage part of Zamzam camp in North Darfur - Sudan | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  4. ^ "In Close Proximity: Alleged Abduction, Detention and Extra-Judicial Killings by Abu Tira". hhi.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
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