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Sudan’s army is suddenly winning again. Sieges are breaking, alliances are shifting, and a Saudi-UAE rivalry may be reshaping the war—and the entire Red Sea region.
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00:00 Introduction
01:26 Days of Thunder
05:18 Best of Enemies
11:18 Intervention
14:55 Battlefield Dilemmas
Sources:
ECFR: https://ecfr.eu/article/power-struggle-what-the-saudi-uae-rivalry-means-for-the-red-sea-and-europe/
Anadolu Ajansı: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/sudanese-army-regains-momentum-as-regional-backing-shifts-war-dynamics/3818587#
Middle East Eye: middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-and-saudi-arabia-pressure-libyas-haftar-stop-uae-supplies-sudans-rsf
NYT, Egypt drone campaign: nytimes.com/2026/02/01/world/africa/egypt-sudan-drones.html?smid=tw-share
Sudan War Monitor, X: https://x.com/sudanwarmonitor/status/2019105742809358485
Critical Threats Project: criticalthreats.org/analysis/red-sea-showdown-brewing-northern-somalia-new-fronts-in-sudan-africa-file-january-29-2026#sudan
Sudan Tribune, breaking of Dilling siege: sudantribune.com/article/310059
Clement Molin, X: https://x.com/clement_molin/status/2015868117465899061
Atlantic Council: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/amid-arab-competition-the-war-in-sudan-requires-a-us-balancing-act
Dabanga: dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-army-enters-kadugli-as-siege-is-lifted-after-more-than-two-years
ACLED: acleddata.com/report/blue-nile-peripheral-front-central-battleground-sudan-conflict
Cameron Hudson, X: https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/2018676048943010051
Cameron Hudson, X: http://x.com/_hudsonc/status/2019133294122791403
Sudan’s army is suddenly winning again. Sieges are breaking, alliances are shifting, and a Saudi-UAE rivalry may be reshaping the war—and the entire Red Sea region.
Read the full article: https://go.warfronts.pub/sudans-military-is-on-a-roll
Go deeper than the video — the full written analysis, plus WarFronts Weekly free to your inbox.
go.fronts.co/warfronts?v=sE_UIf89VSY
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SideProjects: youtube.com/@Sideprojects
Into The Shadows: youtube.com/@IntotheShadows
Today I Found Out: youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut
Brain Blaze: youtube.com/@brainblaze6526
Casual Criminalist: youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist
Decoding the Unknown: youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373
Places: youtube.com/@Places302
Celestium: youtube.com/@Celestium1234
PoliticalFronts: youtube.com/@homefronts
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00:00 Introduction
01:26 Days of Thunder
05:18 Best of Enemies
11:18 Intervention
14:55 Battlefield Dilemmas
Sources:
ECFR: https://ecfr.eu/article/power-struggle-what-the-saudi-uae-rivalry-means-for-the-red-sea-and-europe/
Anadolu Ajansı: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/sudanese-army-regains-momentum-as-regional-backing-shifts-war-dynamics/3818587#
Middle East Eye: middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-and-saudi-arabia-pressure-libyas-haftar-stop-uae-supplies-sudans-rsf
NYT, Egypt drone campaign: nytimes.com/2026/02/01/world/africa/egypt-sudan-drones.html?smid=tw-share
Sudan War Monitor, X: https://x.com/sudanwarmonitor/status/2019105742809358485
Critical Threats Project: criticalthreats.org/analysis/red-sea-showdown-brewing-northern-somalia-new-fronts-in-sudan-africa-file-january-29-2026#sudan
Sudan Tribune, breaking of Dilling siege: sudantribune.com/article/310059
Clement Molin, X: https://x.com/clement_molin/status/2015868117465899061
Atlantic Council: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/amid-arab-competition-the-war-in-sudan-requires-a-us-balancing-act
Dabanga: dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-army-enters-kadugli-as-siege-is-lifted-after-more-than-two-years
ACLED: acleddata.com/report/blue-nile-peripheral-front-central-battleground-sudan-conflict
Cameron Hudson, X: https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/2018676048943010051
Cameron Hudson, X: http://x.com/_hudsonc/status/2019133294122791403
