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The fall of El Fasher in Darfur has thrust Sudan’s forgotten war back into view. But behind the horror and beyond the headlines lies a deeper truth: that regional powers are prolonging the conflict, and the international community remains shamefully silent.
The United Arab Emirates has been funding and supplying weapons to the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF), accused of atrocities in Sudan. With the ICJ now hearing a case brought by the East African nation accusing the UAE of being “complicit in the genocide” during the current civil war, it’s up to the international community to put pressure on Abu Dhabi.
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.
Sudan’s ongoing war has been marked by widespread reports of rape and gang rape, atrocities long documented in the African country dating back to the Darfur conflict in early 2000s.
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.
Many Sudanese fleeing the war in their country are risking their lives and cross to Egypt through the desert road. They pay traffickers between $300 and $509 for each person for the perilous trip.
For eight months, the conflict in Sudan has been overshadowed by larger wars in Ukraine and Israel, even if the death toll and accounts of alleged war crimes are no less disturbing.