Episode 208: Civil War in Sudan?

<p>Today, Les, Jess, and Jamil discuss violence that broke out in Sudan over the weekend. Forces loyal to Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan are battling the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo – who has also has ties to Russian military forces, including the Wagner Group.</p><br><p>Are there U.S. interests at stake? What should the U.S. response be? Should the U.S. be worried about Sudanese ties to China and Russia?</p><br><p>Hear our experts debate these issues and more in less than 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!</p><br><p>Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:</p><br><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/04/16/1170289462/sudans-army-and-rsf-are-doing-battle-leaving-56-civilians-dead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2023/04/16/1170289462/sudans-army-and-rsf-are-doing-battle-leaving-56-civilians-dead</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/africa/sudan-military-clashes-explained-intl/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/africa/sudan-military-clashes-explained-intl/index.html</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><p>Follow our experts on Twitter:</p><br><p>@NotTVJessJones</p><br><p>@lestermunson</p><br><p>@jamil_n_jaffer</p><br><p><br></p><p>Like what we're doing here?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.</p><br><p>And don’t forget to follow @masonnatsec on Twitter!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>