Updates from September 2025 on the civil war in Sudan between the SAF and the RSF, now well into its third year.
Civil war in Sudan between the SAF and the RSF has resisted proposals for its end.
By Justin Salhani
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The civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary is now well into its third year and has created the world’s most serious humanitarian disaster.
Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces eye more territory as international stakeholders push for truce.
Sudan’s civil war saw a number of developments on the battlefield as well as in diplomacy and the humanitarian crisis.
The el-Fasher massacre in late October highlighted that the war in Sudan shows little sign of abating.
Paramilitary RSF seize Heglig oilfield, Kordofan battles rage, and UN aid cuts prompt famine fears.
The SAF and the RSF cannot shape the future of Sudan alone. All political actors and the Sudanese people must join.
Mission against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces would surpass army's recapture of Khartoum State last year.
