What is happening in Sudan?

Millions of innocent people in Sudan are being killed in a power struggle between two former friends. The question is where do the country’s army and paramilitaries get the resources to continue such an armed conflict for two years? Various human rights organizations say that the civil war in Sudan has been prolonged for so long with the help of foreigners. On the one hand, the United Arab Emirates is accused of arming the RSF. On the other hand, Egypt, Turkey and Iran are accused of supporting the army.
The situation is like this now – Al Fashir in Sudan is like a city of corpses. After indiscriminate killings, looting and rape by paramilitaries, Africa’s worst civil war is back in the news.
Over the past two years, several regions, including the capital Khartoum and Darfur, have become battlegrounds in a power struggle between the army and paramilitaries. About 150,000 innocent people have lost their lives. Millions of residents have been displaced.
Sudan has been unstable since a coup in 2019 overthrew then-President Omar al-Bashir. A power-sharing dispute between former close ally General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Rapid Support Force (RSF) leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo escalated into civil war in 2023.
Where did the army and RSF get the resources to wage such a bloody conflict for two years? Various human rights organizations have alleged that it would have been impossible for them to continue this civil war for so long without foreign aid. Various human rights organizations, including the United Nations, have claimed that the United Arab Emirates is the largest supplier of weapons to Sudanese paramilitary forces. It has been alleged that their controversial position is due to the vast gold mines under the RSF. However, Abu Dhabi has always denied this accusation.
On the other hand, Egypt, Turkey and Iran have been accused of supporting the Sudanese army, the SAF, for their own interests. According to the Institute of War, Egypt, which borders Sudan, wants to send millions of refugees back to their country. That is why Cairo provides weapons and training to members of the military of the internationally recognized government of Sudan. Incidentally, Iran and Turkey aim to expand their influence in the Red Sea. And therefore, these two countries are accused of providing military support to the Sudanese military. Although they have always denied their involvement in the country’s civil war.