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Chad, Libya, Sudan
Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

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“The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur”

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The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Fighting has been ongoing since 15 April 2023 between the two strong men of Khartoum, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The open conflict is having a knock-on effect across the sub-region. The international community has rallied, and numerous attempts at mediation are underway including from the UN, the African Union, the Arab League and the IGAD. [...]

Numerous militia fighters from Darfur and Chad are present in Libya. For the time being, they have refrained from intervening in neighbouring Sudan but, if the hostilities there persist, one of the warring parties could be tempted to call them in. [...]

Published on 03/05/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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“The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur”

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The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdul Wahid Al Nur
Alassane Ouattara
Emir Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Misnad
Front pour l'alternance et la concorde au Tchad
Government of National Unity
Hemeti
Khalifa Haftar
Libyan National Army
Mahamat Idriss Deby
Mahamat Mahdi Ali
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Omar al-Bashir
Rapid Support Forces
Subu al-Salam
Sudan Liberation Movement
Sudanese Armed Forces
USAID

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WFP trucks by shelters for Sudanese refugees from the Tandelti area who crossed into Chad, in Koufroun, 30 April 2023.

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Nyala tribal leaders refuse to take sides in Sudanese conflict

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Sudan
Hemeti and Burhan divvy up refineries and prepare for war of attrition

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The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have kept hold of the Al Jaili refinery located 60 km north of Khartoum.

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Gum arabic importers steel themselves for supply chain disruptions

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Sacks of gum arabic ready for export in El-Obeid town at the state of North Kordofan in Sudan.

Sudan
Who are Hemeti's generals in Darfur?

While there are some signs that the Sudanese army is getting the upper hand against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, the conflict in Darfur is intensifying. General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the RSF leader, has placed trusted men in charge of its units in the vast region.

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Commander of the Rapid Support Forces Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, in South Darfur State, in September 2017.

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Aerial view of Khartoum airport targeted by gunfire on 20 April 2023.

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A member of the Sudan Liberation Movement-MM.

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Darfur militias remaining in Libya face uncertain return after Juba peace deal falls through

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Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.08.2022

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Abdul Wahid Al Nur
Alassane Ouattara
Emir Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Misnad
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Government of National Unity
Hemeti
Khalifa Haftar
Libyan National Army
Mahamat Idriss Deby
Mahamat Mahdi Ali
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Omar al-Bashir
Rapid Support Forces
Subu al-Salam
Sudan Liberation Movement
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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Chad, Libya, Sudan
Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

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Spectre of sanctions hangs over Saddam Haftar in London

Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger
Chad all but deprived of trade routes after Niger coup

Libya
French army minister Lecornu cites Libya to justify military budget increase

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World Food Programme's distribution woes

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Nyala tribal leaders refuse to take sides in Sudanese conflict

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Hemeti and Burhan divvy up refineries and prepare for war of attrition

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Gum arabic importers steel themselves for supply chain disruptions

Sudan
Who are Hemeti's generals in Darfur?

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International community struggles to evacuate foreign nationals

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