What’s happening in Sudan’s civil war? | Start Here

Has the world forgotten Sudan? After more than a year of civil war, Sudan is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. Thousands have been killed, millions displaced and children are dying of hunger. In the western region of Darfur, an old conflict has been reignited and there are new warnings about the risk of genocide in the fight for city of el-Fasher. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains what’s happening. Chapters: 01:00 - Sudan’s backstory: Omar al-Bashir and how the democratic transition got derailed. 01:33 - General Burhan vs General Hemedti and who controls what 01:55 - How the RSF control most of Darfur 02:25 - The fight for el-Fasher 03:38 - The ethnic dimension to the war in Darfur 04:50 - How the RSF evolved out of the Janjaweed 05:35 - Accusations of RSF atrocities in Darfur 07:25 - Sudan’s hunger crisis 08:15 - Why people in Sudan aren’t getting the aid they need 08:53 - Which other countries are being linked to the Sudan war? 10:35 - Why ending the fighting in Sudan is so difficult This episode features: Kholood Khair, Founder & Director, Confluence Advisory Alan Boswell, Project Director for the Horn of Africa, International Crisis Group Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab, Yale School of Public Health Hala Alkarib, Regional Director, SIHA Network Dallia Mohamed Adelmoniem, Political Commentator & Analyst Mathilde Vu, Advocacy Adviser, Norwegian Refugee Council You can find all Start Here episodes here: https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW Subscribe Al Jazeera so you don’t miss future episodes: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow Sandra Gathmann on Instagram and X: @SandraGathmann #Sudan #SudanUnrest #SudanClashes #SudanFighting #SudanWar #RSF #SudaneseArmy #Darfur #SudanDisplacement #SudanCrisis #KeepEyesOnSudan #TalkAboutSudan #StandWithSudan #SudanNews #WarInSudan #StopTheWarCrimes #ForgottenWar #SaveSudan #SolidarityWithSudan #KeepEyesOnDarfur