Worldcrunch
As the war in Sudan, between the military and the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, approaches its two-year mark, there is no sign of a peaceful solution or military resolution on the horizon. And the latest developments have raised concerns that the conflict will slide into a stalemate, with two administrations running the country.
With its access to the Red Sea, Sudan is more strategic than many wish to admit. A Russian cargo plane shot down in Darfur this week sheds light on the positioning going on among the world’s powers.
As neither side is able to achieve a decisive victory the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have resorted to attrition tactics in their stalemated conflict.
Violence against women, including rape, has been widespread in the war in Sudan, especially in the western region of Darfur. Now the women who led the uprising that toppled Omar al-Bashir in April 2019 are fighting to stop wartime sexual violence.