Sudan's Ongoing Conflict: A Complex Web of Warlords and Foreign Backers.

The armed conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has many underlying factors, including mounting pressure on the paramilitary RSF into integrating within the SAF too quickly. The conflict is not a regional proxy war, but rather a multi-level conflict involving various players, including warlords, foreign backers, and Sudanese forces. The situation is still fluid and could escalate into an existential war between the two arms of the Sudanese security apparatus.