The fall of al-Fashir, the last stronghold of Sudan’s army in the Darfur region, after nearly two years under siege by the UAE-backed RSF, marks a major turning point in Sudan’s war that began in April 2023.

Transitional Sovereign Council Chairman General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on October 13, 2025, dismissed Sudanese Central Bank Governor Buraie Siddig Ali Ahmed.

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.

As Sudan’s armed forces continue their fight against the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces, Khartoum faces a challenge no less daunting than the battlefield: rebuilding a shattered capital after two years of war.