Still No Ceasefire in Sudan, a ‘Chess Piece’ in West’s Power Games
- Rania Khalek
- Saturday 18 Jan 25
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Mosaab Baba, a Researcher on Sudan, discusses Sudan’s brutal civil war, which began in April 2023 over an internal struggle for power between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF), that has killed tens of thousands, displaced over 12 million and pushed the country to the brink of famine.
Baba discusses the latest developments, including the Sudanese army’s recapture of the key city of Wad Madani and the international forces fueling the conflict.
“The US was trying to muscle Sudan into becoming part of the ‘new Middle East’ and normalizing with Israel— Sudan has been a chess piece for Western countries”

Rania Khalek
Rania Khalek is a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News. . Her journalism has appeared at The Grayzone, Jacobin, The Nation, The Intercept, FAIR, Vice, The Electronic Intifada, Al Jazeera and more. .
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