Why are they fighting in Sudan? Over the past week, there has been a lot of news coverage on the ongoing war in Sudan, but why is there fi...
Why are they fighting in Sudan?
Over the past week, there has been a lot of news coverage on the ongoing war in Sudan, but why is there fighting?
The country's army's top brass engaged in a power struggle that led to the conflict that erupted across the nation.
The Council of Generals has been in charge of the government ever since the coup in October 2021.
The two parties to this conflict are:
The President of the nation and commander-in-chief of the army is General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Additionally, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, is his deputy and the commander of the RSF forces.
They differed on the country's course and the effort to revert to civilian control.
The intention to incorporate the 100,000-strong RSF into the army and the question of who will command the new force are two of the major sticking points.
After many days of conflict, the two sides started fighting again as RSF forces began to re-deploy to other regions of the country, which the army views as a threat.