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Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean, and where the country could be heading next

  • Written by Christopher Tounsel, Associate Professor of History, University of Washington
imageA Sudanese man celebrates as the military enters the central city of Wad Madani, pushing out the Rapid Support Forces in January 2025. AP Photo/Marwan Ali

A series of advances by the Sudanese military has led some observers to posit that the African nation’s yearslong civil war could be at a crucial turning point.

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