Backed by regional support, the RSF militia now uses advanced drones to strike targets and consolidate control, especially in Darfur.

In a joint statement on Sudan’s war issued September 12, 2025, the so-called Quad—Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the United States—drew attention by inserting language that explicitly ruled Islamists out of the country’s political future.

El Fashir has become a decisive battleground in Sudan, where clashes between the army and RSF militia, amid civilian suffering, are shaping the region’s power balance and the country’s future.

Under U.S., Egyptian, and Emirati pressure, Sudanese army chief al-Burhan has purged Islamist-aligned generals and tightened control over the military and allied forces to consolidate power and curb Islamist influence.

The rebellion of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is no longer the sole force claiming civilian lives in Sudan; it has been joined by a deadly outbreak of cholera, threatening what little remains of life’s essentials in the war-torn country.