Darfur

Darfur is the western Sudanese region that Outsider chance: ending Sudan’s proxy war identifies as the strongest remaining territorial base for the [[RapidSupportForces|RSF]]. The episode contrasts RSF control in much of the west with the [[SudaneseArmedForces|SAF]]’s control of Khartoum and much of northern and eastern Sudan.

In the source, Darfur helps explain why the war is not over after the capital’s recapture. Control of the west, displaced populations, and the possible reconnection of fronts through El Obeid keep Sudan inside a continuing Foreign-Backed Civil War.

Connections

• Sudan - national conflict setting.
• Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces - opposing armed camps.
• El Obeid - hotspot that could reconnect western fronts.
• Foreign-Backed Civil War - broader conflict frame.