Despite its stark reality, there is a potential path forward for Sudan if peace can be found.
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Outside fighters are not merely mercenaries – they are participants in a deeply rooted, historically complex struggle for resources.
With both sides in Sudan’s civil war accused of recruiting Islamist militiamen, terrorist groups look set to capitalize on a power vacuum.
Sudan’s current conflict will have economic, social and political ripple effects across a number of countries
The Rapid Support Forces were created by former president Omar al Bashir to protect his regime from rebels - but they soon became a threat to both him and the future government.
The Janjaweed militia first came into play when Omar al-Bashir’s government deployed it in Darfur
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