Holding up the national flag, Sudanese soldiers rally in the capital Khartoum following a speech by Field Commander Brig. Mohammed Hamdan Hemaidti, on May 21, 2014, after troops from the controversial Rapid Support Forces said they seized a strategic area about 20 kilometres (12 miles) northeast of South Kordofan's state capital Kadugli. AFP PHOTO/ASHRAF SHAZLY        (Photo credit should read ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)