BRG55 assault rifle

Conflict Usage

Sudan War

Side: Rapid Support ForcesRole: Infantry assault riflestrike

Amnesty International documented a Rapid Support Forces fighter in the Sudan War carrying a BRG55 rifle in Nyala, South Darfur, and the UN annex later identified BRG 55 rifles carried by RSF troops in Darfur.

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