The Sudanese crisis, or rather the tragedy of a geographically strategic country, corroborates the idea that external interventions can destroy a state in a matter of weeks, displace populations, cause all kinds of abuses, massacres, rapes, and popular retribution, as well as unbearable human tragedies such as the famine cruelly spreading among millions of refugees. The civil war, which has lasted for more than two years amid a kind of shameless indifference, must urgently challenge us.
The fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has caused the deaths of more than 150,000 people and triggered the largest displacement and hunger crisis in the world. Some 13 million people have fled their homes, and more than 30 million are in need of humanitarian aid, while the Sudanese economy is in ruins and every city is devastated.
This deadly civil war, in which the two belligerents are unable to win, must be stopped immediately. The time has come for the international community to fully assume its responsibilities and silence the guns. To achieve this, minimal conditions must be met.
First and foremost, and this is a crucial issue, the UN, the African Union, and the European Union must regain control, that is, act as a neutral peacekeeping force, unlike the actors we see today, poorly disguised, fanning the flames on the ground.
According to the Washington Post and European reports, the Sudanese army has benefited from the support of Turkey and Iran. A series of documents and communications reveals how a Turkish company secretly smuggled weapons to the Sudanese army. A secret shipment of Turkish drones and missiles was delivered to the Sudanese army in September and continues to this day.