The Sudanese Armed Forces recaptured Bara in North Kordofan from the UAE-backed RSF militia, signaling a potential shift in the Sudanese Civil War (2023–present) as the army weakens RSF supply lines and pressure mounts on the UAE.

The U.S. labeled Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood and al-Baraa bin Malik Brigade as terrorist groups over Iran ties and war involvement, a move welcomed by the UAE.

The remote Benishangul-Gumuz region in western Ethiopia has quietly become a strategic UAE-backed base training thousands of fighters for Sudan’s RSF militias, with logistics, equipment, and instructors flowing directly from Abu Dhabi.

Sudan’s war is spilling beyond its borders, as the Rapid Support Forces militia recruits fighters from South Sudan, pulling the conflict into a dangerous web of cross‑border militias and regional rivalries.

In an interview with Al-Estiklal, Sudanese politician Mohamed Abu Zeid warns that the RSF threatens Sudan and its neighbors Libya, Algeria, and Egypt, blasts the UAE for backing the militia, and calls for urgent international action as the humanitarian crisis deepens.