15 Mar 2024

“My impression is that there is momentum here - and my other accompanying sense is that it is in large part due to a boost in troops and technology that appears to be coming from Iran because the army can't get it from elsewhere. Many of the fighters battling the RSF are highly motivated Islamist forces seeking to reclaim Sudan. That ideological motivation counts for a lot next to those who are there for pay, as many RSF fighters are.”

www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/3/15/c...
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Jonas Horner

   Director, Analyst, Political Analyst

Expert on Sudan who has worked with various think tanks such as the International Crisis Group

Contexts (to suggest a new Context click here)

Power struggle between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group

Situation in Sudan

Sudanese Army's Battlefield Success against the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces - Considerations