April 15, 20243:01 PM ET
Enlarge this imageA man looks at the smoke rising next to the Army General Command in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 16, 2023.
Faiz Abubakr
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Faiz Abubakr
A man looks at the smoke rising next to the Army General Command in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 16, 2023.
Faiz Abubakr
A year of war has torn through Sudan, causing devastation in a country that just a few years ago, was rich with immense promise. A revolution in 2021 toppled longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir and brought the prospect of a brighter future for Sudan’s 45 million people. But a coup later that year, led by the army and supported by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, dashed those hopes. And now a fierce battle for control of Sudan between the two sides, fueled by international powers, has caused a major collapse.
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