Surrounded by militias, Sudanese fear endless cycle of war
Of the dozens of armed groups in army-controlled territory, technically under army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, three are the most powerful: - The Joint Forces, a coalition of former Darfuri rebel militias - The Sudan Shield Forces, which defected from the RSF - And the Baraa ibn Malek Brigade, an Iran-linked Islamist force All have inflated their ranks since the war broke out in April 2023, and possess their own artillery, anti-aircraft missiles and killer drones.
In army-controlled Northern State, some civilians say "the RSF is already here", referring to the Joint Forces, though many hail from the Darfur ethnic groups the RSF has massacred.
Three years ago, a powerful militia that had come under the auspices of the state -- the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) -- turned against the army, sparking a conflict that has killed more than 200,000 people by some estimates.
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