Sudan’s Paramilitaries’ Latest Developments Encourage the Country’s Internal Fracture

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Last Monday, the Sudan Rapid Support Forces (RSF) struck a new blow to the army with which they have been engaged for more than two and a half years in a fierce civil war. Without encountering opposition, the paramilitaries took Heglig, an area on the border with South Sudan where the largest oil field in the country is located. Despite the magnitude of the loss, the regular troops, trapped, decided not to dig in to avoid damaging the facilities…