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> Truth is Sudan has been at war since it was decolonized in the 1950s There have been internal conflicts, but nothing at the scale of the 2023 Civil War. > I
by alephnerd 2y ago
> Truth is Sudan has been at war since it was decolonized in the 1950s
There have been internal conflicts, but nothing at the scale of the 2023 Civil War.
> I suspect all the aid and help over the decades has really just prolonged things
It's being fueled by the proxy war between Iran, UAE, KSA, Egypt, and Ethiopia.
- plouffy 2y agoDon’t forget Wagner (Russia) is in the mix.
- newsclues 2y agoThese facts are interesting given the current trend of decrying colonization.
- bogle 2y agoFirst Sudanese Civil War was 1955 – 1972. Second Sudanese Civil War was 1983 – 2005. Up to a million deaths in the first civil war and between one and two million deaths in the second civil war.
- alephnerd 2y ago> First Sudanese Civil War was 1955 – 1972. Second Sudanese Civil War was 1983 – 2005 The First and Second were localized in what is now South Sudan (independence from Sudan in 2011) and Darfur. This is the first time that warfare hit Northern Sudan.