Fighting Continues in Sudan as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

Fighting Continues in Sudan as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

In a recent report published by the South African-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS), an argument was made for the mobilization and deployment of an African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in the Republic of Sudan. Since April 15, the two dominant military structures, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have…

Struggle for Power and Control in Sudan May Lead to Civil War

Struggle for Power and Control in Sudan May Lead to Civil War

The situation today in Sudan should be a wake-up call to the Syrian opposition calling for normalization with Israel. Sudan’s capital Khartoum has turned into a war zone with a split in the military forces. The Sudanese army is battling the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which is a paramilitary force, and the 10 million residents…

What’s Happening in Sudan?

What’s Happening in Sudan?

Violent bloodshed erupted in Sudan on April 15 after weeks of power struggles between Sudanese Army Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF). According to medics, the conflict between the army and the RSF has killed over 200 civilians and 45 soldiers in…

The Convenient Chimera of America’s ‘New Civil War’

The Convenient Chimera of America’s ‘New Civil War’

There is no imminent “civil war” coming to the United States between Republicans and Democrats. There is only one war that has been going on for many years: class war. There’s a lot of fearful talk about the United States descending into a “new civil war” especially as highly fraught mid-term elections approach. Commentators who…