"Sudan's army says it's pulled out of el-Fasher in North Darfur state. For more than two years, Sudan has been locked in a bloody conflict between its military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). And this week, the RSF wrestled control of the strategic city of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, which has been under siege by RSF forces for months."
"With the group now in control of the city, and the army in charge of the capital Khartoum, is there a risk that Sudan could break up? And who will protect the hundreds of thousands of civilians in the line of fire?"
Sudan has been engaged for more than two years in violent conflict between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF seized the strategic city of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, after a months-long siege while the national army retains control of Khartoum. Competing control of major cities splits territorial authority and raises the prospect of de facto fragmentation of the country. Hundreds of thousands of civilians face immediate danger from fighting, displacement, and disrupted access to humanitarian aid. Protection responsibilities are unclear amid fractured command, increasing the risk of prolonged civilian suffering and regional instability.
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