Cables From The Diplomatic Frontlines - Sudan crisis and realpolitik interests at play.
Background
Clashes between Sudan's military factions, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have erupted across the country due to a conflict between two key players in the nation's politics.
There are now 400 people dead, thousands wounded, tens of thousands displaced, and an important bio lab was captured by the fighters of RSF.
The stakes of the current conflict are becoming very high - but how did it all start?
What is the near-term chain of events that led to this outbreak of violence?
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