What’s Happening in Sudan?

The fighting that has erupted in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country is a direct result of a vicious power struggle within the country’s military leadership.

The civilians of Sudan have been trying to throw off military rule for decades, but now find themselves caught in the middle of a deadly power struggle between former allies turned bitter opponents.

In the Sudanese capital, charred paramilitary pick-up trucks hit by air strikes litter main streets and weary residents queue for bread in neighbourhoods largely emptied of civilian life.

An interview with Mai Hassan, an associate professor of political science at M.I.T. who has written extensively on the region.

As dueling warlords remain locked in a classic internecine conflict in Sudan, outside players are fueling the discord.