The Far-Reaching Implications of Sudan's Ongoing Conflict.

The intensifying conflict in Sudan's western province of Darfur may attract fighters and weapons from neighbouring countries, including Libya, the Central African Republic (CAR), and Chad. The region's security has been compromised due to an ongoing power struggle between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group led by Mohamad Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo. The RSF has consolidated control over lucrative smuggling routes in the desert city of Kufra, which borders Darfur, Chad and Egypt. Armed groups from Sudan's western frontier could go either way, support or undercut Hemedti, to preserve the lucrative smuggling routes, settle scores with rival groups or come to the aid of their kin in Darfur.