Since April 15, 2023, the internal war in the Republic of Sudan has continued unabated.
Fighting erupted after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) violently disagreed over the political future of this oil-rich African state.
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Beginning in December 2018, mass demonstrations erupted in various areas of the country prompted by a sharp rise in prices for fuel, food and other commodities. The government offormer President Omar Hassan al-Bashirfailed to implement the necessary reforms to calm the social situation inside the country.
During the course of the demonstrations in the first quarter of 2019, various social forces emerged which led the calls for the resignation of President al-Bashir. The Sudanese Professional Association (SPA), students and workers remained in the streets on a daily basis highlighting broad disaffection of the population.
By April 2019, leading elements within the military decided to remove al-Bashir from office in an effort to ease the unrest among the people. Yet, this was not enough to end the mass demonstrations.
Thousands held a sit-in for weeks outside the Ministry of Defense in Khartoum demanding that the military relinquish political control of the state to open the way for a democratic transition to a multiparty electoral system. Instead of heeding the call of the people, the military opened fire on the demonstrators killing hundreds in the capital in June 2019.
Later the intervention of regional organizations and the African Union (AU) led to the adoption of plans for a cessation of hostilities and the transition to a stable political dispensation. Nonetheless, these plans along with the interventions of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the United Nations and the United States could not end the unrest.
It has been widely acknowledged that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are bankrolling and arming the RSF in Sudan. The RSF has committed widespread atrocities against the civilian population in various regions of the country.
Source: Global Research
