Analysis: As dueling warlords remain locked in a classic internecine conflict in Sudan, outside players are fueling the discord.
Warlords in a country long-riven by militias and insurgencies, the two are now locked in a classic internecine conflict
. “Both see this fight in existential terms. This is a pure power struggle for who will control Sudan.”Burhan and Hemedti were supposed to be stewards of a political transition back toward democracy, but they appear to have for their own reasons balked on that process.
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