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List of wars involving Sudan

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"Sudan War" redirects here. For the ongoing conflict in Sudan, see War in Sudan (2023).

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Sudan and its predecessors.

Mahdist Sudan (1885–1899) edit

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results
Mahdist War
(1881–1899) 		  Mahdist Sudan   United Kingdom
  Canada
  Egypt
  Italy

  Colony of Eritrea
  Congo Free State
  Ethiopia

Defeat

Post-independence (from 1956) edit

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results
First Sudanese Civil War
(1955–1972) 		  Sudan
  Libya
  Uganda 		  ALF
  Anyanya 		Stalemate
Lebanese Civil War
(1976–1979) 		  ADF   LF Withdrawal
Iran–Iraq War
(1982–1988)[2] 		  Iraq
  MEK
  DRFLA
  KDPI
  Sudan 		  Iran
  KDP
  PUK
  Badr Brigades 		Stalemate
Second Sudanese Civil War
(1983–2005) 		  Sudan
  Janjaweed
  SSDF
  Nuer White Army
  SPLA-Nasir
  LRA
  Libya
  Iraq 		  SPLA
  SPDF
  SSLM
  Anyanya II
  Eastern Front
  Uganda
  Ethiopia
  Eritrea 		Stalemate
War in Darfur
(2003–2020) 		  Sudan

  Chadian rebel groups[3]
  Anti-Gaddafi forces (2011)[4]
Supported by:
  Libya (since 2011)[5]
  China[6]
  Iran (until 2016) [7]
  Russia[8]
  Belarus[9]
  Syria (2000s, alleged)[10]

  SRF[a]
(2006–2020)
  •   JEM (since 2003)
  •   SLA (some factions) (since 2003)
  •   LJM (2010–11)[b]

  SLA (some factions)
SARC (from 2014)
SLFA (from 2017)[12]

  •   SLA-Unity
  • SLMJ
  •   JEM (Jali)

Supported by:
  South Sudan[13]
  Chad (2005–2010)[14]
  Eritrea (until 2008)[15]
  Libya (until 2011)[16]
  Uganda (until 2015)[17]

 Stalemate
Invasion of Anjouan
(2008) 		  Tanzania
  Sudan
  Comoros
  Senegal 		  Anjouan Victory
War in South Kordofan
(2011–2020) 		  Sudan   SRF (until 2020)

Alleged support:
  Ethiopia[19]

Stalemate
  • Comprehensive peace agreement signed between rebel groups and the transitional government
Heglig Crisis
(2012) 		  Sudan   South Sudan
  JEM[20]
  SPLM-N[20] 		Victory
  • South Sudanese withdrawal from Heglig
  • Agreement on borders and natural resources signed on 26 September[21]
Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
(2015–) 		  Hadi government
  Southern Movement
  Saudi Arabia
  United Arab Emirates
  Bahrain
  Kuwait
  Qatar
  Jordan
  Morocco
  Sudan
  Egypt
  Senegal 		  Houthi government Ongoing
  • Houthis dissolve Yemeni government
  • Houthis take control of northern Yemen
Al-Fashaga conflict
(2020–2022) 		  Sudan   Amhara Alleged:
  Ethiopia
  Eritrea[22] 		Status quo ante bellum
  • Disengagement and de-escalation
  • Sudan recaptures all of the border territory with Ethiopia.[23][24]
  • Sudan and Ethiopia agree to settle all disputes peacefully.[25]
War in Sudan (2023) (2023–)   Sudanese Armed Forces

  Sudan Liberation Movement (Tambour faction)[27]
Alleged support:
  Ukraine[28]
  Egypt[29][30]

Joint Darfur Force[31]

  Rapid Support Forces

Alleged support:
  United Arab Emirates[32]
Wagner Group[33][34][35]
  Libyan National Army[36]

  SPLM-N (al-Hilu faction)[citation needed] (June 2023–present)

Ongoing

See also edit

Bibliography edit

First Sudanese Civil War:

  • Assefa, Hizkias. 1987. Mediation of Civil Wars, Approaches and Strategies – The Sudan Conflict. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.
  • Eprile, Cecil. War and Peace in the Sudan, 1955 – 1972. David and Charles, London. 1974. ISBN 0-7153-6221-6.
  • Johnson, Douglas H. 1979. "Book Review: The Secret War in the Sudan: 1955–1972 by Edgar O'Ballance". African Affairs 78 (310):132–7.
  • O'Ballance, Edgar. 1977. The Secret War in the Sudan: 1955–1972. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books. (Faber and Faber edition ISBN 0-571-10768-0).
  • Poggo, Scopas Sekwat. 1999. War and Conflict in Southern Sudan, 1955–1972. PhD Dissertation, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Known as the National Redemption Front prior to 2011.
  2. ^ Signed the Doha Darfur Peace Agreement in 2011.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ John Pike. "Sudan Civil War". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  2. ^ Iran-Iraq War Timeline - Wilson Center Archived 2016-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, p. 14
  3. ^ Debos, Marielle (2016) [2013]. Living by the Gun in Chad. Combatants, Impunity and State Formation. Translated by Andrew Brown (Revised, Updated, and Translated ed.). London: Zed Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-78360-532-3.
  4. ^ "Sudan: Govt Deploys Troops to Borders With Libya". Sudan Tribune. 31 May 2011 – via allafrica.com.
  5. ^ "The Sudanese Role in Libya 2011". 17 December 2012.
  6. ^ McGreal, Chris (14 February 2008). "What is China doing in Darfur?". The Guardian.
  7. ^ "Is a Sudanese-Iranian rapprochement possible?".
  8. ^ "Russia's footprint in Sudan". Institute for the Study of Human Rights. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Top-10 обвинений Беларуси в сомнительных оружейных сделках". UDF.BY | Новости Беларуси.
  10. ^ Ofcansky, Thomas P. (2015). "Foreign Military Assistance" (PDF). In Berry, LaVerle (ed.). Sudan: a country study (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 344–347. ISBN 978-0-8444-0750-0.
  11. ^ "Darfur Peace Agreement – Doha draft" (PDF). Sudan Tribune. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Three Darfur factions establish new rebel group". Sudan Tribune. 7 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Al Bashir threatens to 'disarm Darfur rebels' in South Sudan". Radio Dabanga. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Chad, and Darfur, After Bashir".
  15. ^ Afrol News – Eritrea, Chad accused of aiding Sudan rebels Archived 29 June 2012 at archive.today 7 de septiembre de 2007
  16. ^ "Sudan adjusting to post-Gaddafi era - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 2015-11-24. Sudan adjusting to post-Gaddafi era
  17. ^ "Uganda Signals Diplomatic Breakthrough With Sudan on Rebels". Bloomberg. 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018 – via www.Bloomberg.com.
  18. ^ "Darfur's Armed Opposition Groups". Small Arms Survey. 8 October 2012. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Ethiopia Is Arming South Kordofan Rebels says Ethiopian officer". durame.com. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  20. ^ a b McCutchen, Andrew (October 2014). "The Sudan Revolutionary Front: Its Formation and Development" (PDF). p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Sudan-South Sudan peace accords hailed". Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  22. ^ "Eritrea Forces Deployed in Disputed Sudan-Ethiopia Area, UN Says". Bloomberg News. 24 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Sudan regains full control of border with Ethiopia: Ministry". Al Jazeera. 31 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Sudanese army deployed along the disputed border with Ethiopia". Africanews.com. 15 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Sudan, Ethiopia agreed to settle all disputes peacefully". Sudan Tribune. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  26. ^ "Malik Agar reveals government-proposed roadmap to end Sudan's war". Sudan Tribune. 6 August 2023. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  27. ^ "SLM faction joins Sudanese army against RSF in Darfur". Sudan Tribune. 1 August 2023. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  28. ^ "Exclusive: Ukraine's special services 'likely' behind strikes on Wagner-backed forces in Sudan, a Ukrainian military source says". CNN. 2023-09-19. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  29. ^ "Sudan's RSF says it's ready to cooperate over Egyptian troops". Reuters. 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  30. ^ "Sudan's paramilitary shares video they claim shows 'surrendered' Egyptian troops". al-Arabiya. 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  31. ^ "Rapid Support Forces ambush peace groups in West Darfur". Sudan Tribune. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.[permanent dead link]
  32. ^ Walsh, Declan; Koettl, Christoph; Schmitt, Eric (29 September 2023). "Talking Peace in Sudan, the U.A.E. Secretly Fuels the Fight". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  33. ^ "Exclusive: Ukraine's special services 'likely' behind strikes on Wagner-backed forces in Sudan, a Ukrainian military source says". CNN. 2023-09-19. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  34. ^ Elbagir, Nima; Mezzofiore, Gianluca; Qiblawi, Tamara (20 April 2023). "Exclusive: Evidence emerges of Russia's Wagner arming militia leader battling Sudan's army". CNN. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023. The Russian mercenary group Wagner has been supplying Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with missiles to aid their fight against the country's army, Sudanese and regional diplomatic sources have told CNN. The sources said the surface-to-air missiles have significantly buttressed RSF paramilitary fighters and their leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
  35. ^ "Wagner in Sudan: What have Russian mercenaries been up to?". BBC News. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023. Its founder, Yevgeny Prighozin – who has close links to President Vladimir Putin – has said that, "Not a single Wagner PMC [private military company] fighter has been present in Sudan" for over two years. We've found no evidence that Russian mercenaries are currently inside the country. But there is evidence of Wagner's previous activities in Sudan...
  36. ^ "Libyan Militia and Egypt's Military Back Opposite Sides in Sudan Conflict". al-Arabiya. 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

External links edit

Second Sudanese Civil War:

War in Darfur:

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