Their personal and political history is complicated (as explained here). The hostilities pit the armed forces of Sudan, led by Sudanese President General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the country’s transitional governing Sovereign Council, against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary formation led by Vice-President General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, who is deputy head of the Council. The delivery of humanitarian aid is proving impossible. Once again, civilians are caught up in the chaos, dying and suffering, while civilian objects such as health care facilities are being attacked and damaged. There is little hope that either side is, for now, willing to compromise to end the fighting. According to press reports a ceasefire brokered by the United States and other countries held for barely a few minutes last Tuesday, while a redoubled effort on Wednesday held only in some areas. The power struggle between two Sudanese generals that erupted in fighting between their forces last Saturday is into its sixth day with little sign of abating.
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