As both sides escalate drone warfare backed by foreign patrons, civilians are trapped in a cycle of violence, revenge and economic devastation
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) have clawed back large tracts of land in the heart of the country forcing the Rapid Support Forces to refocus on western Sudan and Darfur. Even in Darfur, despite new military hardware arriving via Kenya, South Sudan, Chad, Central African Republic (CAR), and Libya, RSF fighters have failed to take El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, after laying siege to it for over a year. They have suffered heavy casualties in this and all the other offensives they have launched against the SAF and their local allies, the Joint Forces. In this latest phase of the conflict, the SAF is defending its territory but is making only incremental advances against the RSF.
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