List of Sudan articles
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Workers load aid supplies into a military plane bound for Port Sudan at the Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates on May 10. U.S. Sudan Sanctions Won’t Work Without the UAE’s Help
Washington must lean on Abu Dhabi to halt its support for Hemeti’s RSF.
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A woman inside her house protects her face from the tear gas n the Abbasiya neighborhood of Omdurman, on November 13, 2021 in Omdurman, Sudan. Sudan’s Failed Democracy Is a Disaster for Women
Women helped bring down the country’s Islamist dictator—and are still stuck with fundamentalism.
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Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum. How Sudan Became a Saudi-UAE Proxy War
Gulf heavyweights view the conflict as an opportunity to cement their hegemonic status in the Middle East.
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A Sudanese soldier stands guard onboard a tugboat ahead of transporting evacuees to a warship at Port Sudan on April 30, during a rescue operation carried out by the Royal Saudi Navy. U.S. Envoy Pick Reveals Battle Over Sudan Policy
Biden’s detractors worry the U.S. administration is doubling down on policy failures in Sudan.
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A man walks down a dirt road as smoke billows in southern Khartoum. Support Sudan’s Revolution, Not an Elite Peace Deal
Foreign powers’ obsessive focus on a transition process empowered generals and weakened democracy activists, paving the way to war.
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An armed Sudanese rebel is silhouetted against a blazing fire as he arrives at the abandoned village of Chero Kasi after Janjaweed militiamen set it ablaze. Sudan’s Ghosts of Darfur Come Back to Haunt It
The civil war between two rival generals has rekindled bloodshed, bad blood, and ethnic tensions in the tinderbox of Darfur.
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A Sudanese man and child wheel suitcases as they walk across a paved area toward a low beige building. Other people pass by in the background, including more children and a man in a wheelchair. In Sudan, Egypt Faces a Catch-22
But there’s one option for resolving the conflict that just might work.
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Amid ongoing battles, black smoke rises above the international airport in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 20. The Geopolitics of U.S. Engagement in Sudan
Washington’s Middle Eastern partners can help prevent Sudan from becoming another Libya.
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An activist holds a sign depicting rival generals, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who leads the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Mohamed Hamdan “Hemeti” Dagalo, during a demonstration in front of the White House in Washington on April 29, 2023. Where the U.S. Went Wrong in Sudan
Khartoum now faces civil war. What does the U.S. have to do with it?
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A photo collage illustration shows the two warring generals at the center of Sudan's unrest alongside images of U.S. President Joe Biden and the seal of the state department for a story about U.S. diplomacy in Sudan. How the U.S. Fumbled Sudan’s Hopes for Democracy
The East African country, once a beacon for change, now faces civil war.
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Sudanese refugees from the Tandelti area receive aid in Koufroun, Chad, near Echbara, on April 30, 2023. Sudan’s War Might Not Stay in Sudan
A power struggle in the capital, Khartoum, could destabilize neighboring Chad and impact the entire Sahel region.
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An aerial view of a city. A black plume of smoke rises from one of the buildings. The Incomplete U.S. Evacuation in Sudan
Lawmakers are worried about an Afghanistan repeat.
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A general view shows smoke billowing in Khartoum, Sudan, on Apr. 20 as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals rages on. Hemeti’s Rise in Sudan Is a Threat to Regional Stability
Countries that prefer peace to chaos should hope for a quick army victory over the RSF.
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Sudanese army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, sit atop a tank in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, on April 20, 2023. When Fighting Is More Rational Than Peacemaking
Sudan’s power struggle is a textbook case of the credible commitment problem in international relations.
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Soldiers drive by a crowd standing on a military vehicle. Scoop: U.S. Military Chief Working the Phones to Halt Sudan Conflict
The top U.S. general is the latest to try to end the six days of fighting that has killed 300 people.