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Sudan's Muslim Brotherhood Army: Why Washington's Sudan Policy Faces a Growing Contradiction

The prevailing consensus in Western media portrays Sudan as mired in a brutal civil war between two local rival factions, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

International Business Times

Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict

Sudan’s brutal civil war has dragged on for more than 2½ years, displacing millions and killing in excess of 150,000 people – making it among the most deadly conflicts in the world today.

The Conversation

Outside powers' reported backing for Sudan's warring sides helps fuel fighting as atrocities mount

For more than two years, Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force have torn the country apart in a war for power, both digging in against peace efforts even as atrocities mount and starvation spreads

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Can the world prevent a genocide in Sudan?

Two years ago, a power struggle erupted between two factions of Sudan’s military. Today, this conflict is spiralling out of control, with thousands being killed in what a United Nations report has called “slaughterhouses”.

The Conversation

South Sudanese exiles face uncertain future after release from prison in neighboring Sudan

The top U.N. human rights body has accused both the Sudanese Armed Forces and Darfur’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of detaining tens of thousands of people without charge since Sudan’s war broke out in 2023

The Independent UK

Sudan’s war is an economic disaster: here’s how bad it could get

Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. What began as a struggle for power has turned into a national catastrophe. More than 14 million people have been displaced. Health and education systems have collapsed and food…

The Conversation

Sudan: foreign interests are deepening a devastating war – only regional diplomacy can stop them

The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has raged since April 2023. It’s turned Sudan into the site of one of the world’s most catastrophic humanitarian and displacement crises.

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Sudan fails in attempt to make UAE accountable for acts of genocide

Largely expected decision by international court of justice marks second diplomatic victory for Gulf state

The Guardian - UK

Sudan tells top UN court that UAE is breaching genocide convention by funding rebels

Sudan has told the United Nations’ top court that the United Arab Emirates is breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces

The Independent UK

UK to co-host global conference with aim of resolving Sudan’s civil war

Foreign ministers will gather in London and seek to exert diplomatic pressure demanding a ceasefire

The Guardian - UK

Middle Eastern monarchies in Sudan’s war: what’s driving their interests

The civil war in Sudan that began in April 2023 involves several external actors. The conflict pits the Sudanese Armed Forces against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in a quest for political and economic power. The situation has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Various foreign states have…

The Conversation

Sudan war: ethnic divisions are being used to cover up army failures – peace scholar

Sudan’s civil war has devastated the country and strained relations with neighbouring South Sudan. Events in January 2025 have stirred up xenophobic feelings in Sudan and outrage in its southern neighbour, heightening the risk of regional instability.

The Conversation

Peace in Sudan: a fresh mediation effort is needed – how it could work

Intense fighting has ravaged Sudan since 15 April 2023. The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and its erstwhile comrades-in-arms, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Famine, displacement and mass atrocities are wreaking havoc in the country.

The Conversation

Russian veto on Sudan ceasefire leaves UK undeterred on peace efforts – minister

Nearly 25 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to development minister Anneliese Dodds.

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The Conversation

Sudan at war: the art of peace talks and why they often fail

High-level peace talks took place in August 2024 to negotiate a much-needed ceasefire in Sudan. Unfortunately, nothing tangible came out of the talks held in Switzerland and co-hosted by the US and Saudi Arabia.

The Conversation

Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting – what’s in it for the UAE

The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed…

The Conversation

Looting of the Sudan National Museum – more is at stake than priceless ancient treasures

Reports continue to emerge of the alleged looting of tens of thousands of artefacts from the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum. The museum, near the confluence of the White and the Blue Niles, holds a history of the region, home to ancient civilisations, temples and pyramids. But it has been…

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Sudan’s catastrophe: farmers could offer quick post-war recovery, if peace is found

More than a year of conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has weakened the country’s fragile economy. This is in addition to triggering a humanitarian crisis, loss of lives, property destruction and income disruptions.

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The Guardian - UK

It’s an open secret: the UAE is fuelling Sudan’s war – and there’ll be no peace until we call it out

The Emirates is arming and supporting one side in the conflict, but UK and US officials have shied from confronting it, writes Husam Mahjoub, co-founder of the Sudan Bukra TV channel

Al Jazeera

US sanctions two RSF commanders as fighting escalates in Sudan’s Darfur

UN officials and rights groups warn hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk amid heavy fighting in el-Fasher.

International Business Times

History Rhymes In Africa Amid Sudan Chaos

Last month, United States Members of Congress wrote U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken seeking additional information about U.S. strategies for atrocity prevention and justice in Sudan.

France 24

Six months of war in Sudan: UN urges end to 'humanitarian nightmare'

Six months ago, a conflict erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, plunging Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history, according to the United Nations. Also, the end of the so-called state of siege in DR Congo comes as a relief for…

The Independent UK

White House imposing sanctions as Sudan's warring sides fail to abide by cease-fire deal

The White House says it's imposing sanctions against key defense companies and people who “perpetuate violence” in Sudan as the warring sides fail to abide by a cease-fire agreement in the northeastern African nation

Al Jazeera

US imposes first sanctions over Sudan conflict

Washington targets firms linked to Sudanese military and RSF group, pledging to be on ‘side of civilians’ in conflict.

The Conversation

Peace in Sudan depends on justice for the Darfur genocide

I asked the pilot to deviate from our approved flight path and go low over Darfur. It was 2003 and I was the United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator in Sudan investigating reports of violence. What I saw was a genocide unfolding on my watch.

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