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Vol 65 No 15

Published 19th July 2024


Sudan

Burhan’s forces falter as Hemeti takes more ground

The Rapid Support Forces have the upper hand but neither side has a prospect of final victory, and the food emergency is intensifying

The war between General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti’ and General Abdel Fattah al Burhan’s forces ebbs and flows with only one certainty – that the position of civilians caught in the fighting and those fleeing from it will continue to worsen. Both sides are using their control of food supplies as a weapon of war to deadly effect. Over the next three months about half the country will face a food emergency, one stage below famine, according to the United States Agency for International Development.

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