Doctors Without Borders warns of the fate of thousands of civilians in El Fasher as massacres continue.

The conflict was guaranteed to endure, being fueled by the country’s resource exports, especially gold, which became even more lucrative than before the fighting began. These exports funded a constant flow of advanced weaponry for both sides, all while 25 million Sudanese people are facing acute food insecurity.

To their great misfortune, this battle for power and resources has been inflamed and sustained by the intervention of regional powers, which have turned Sudan into a proxy battleground for their rivalries. General al-Burhan, a member of the traditional ruling elite class, has received support from Egypt, under Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, and from Saudi Arabia. His opponent, who hails from Darfur tribes, which are often marginalized in ruling circles, has benefited from decisive military aid supplied by the United Arab Emirates, led by Mohammed bin Zayed.

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