| Central Reserve Forces قوات الاحتياطي المركزي | |
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| Common name | Abu Tira |
| Abbreviation | CRP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1974 |
| Employees | +8,000 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | SD |
| Federal agency | SD |
| Operations jurisdiction | SD |
| Governing body | Ministry of Interior (Sudan) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Kalakla, Khartoum |
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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]
- ^ "قائد قوات الاحتياطى المركزي يؤكّد جاهزية قواته في جميع القطاعات". suna-news.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ مسكين, خواجة. "Central Reserve Police fight off attack on their headquarters". sudanwarmonitor.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "'Abu Tira' ravage part of Zamzam camp in North Darfur - Sudan | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "In Close Proximity: Alleged Abduction, Detention and Extra-Judicial Killings by Abu Tira". hhi.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
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