Global Powers Respond to Sudan Conflict with Evacuations and Rescue Operations

The escalating conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is likely to have wider regional and global implications, with the risk of a "catastrophic conflagration" if a solution is not found soon, according to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The conflict has already been characterized as a humanitarian catastrophe, with hundreds of people dead and thousands injured. A US-brokered 72-hour cease-fire is currently in place, but previous truces have quickly dissipated. The conflict has also drawn in various regional and international actors, including Russia's Wagner Group, and threatens to disrupt oil exports from South Sudan.