Radio War Nerd EP #437 — Sudan War: Year One, feat. Joshua Craze
Guest: Joshua Craze
Recorded: April 11, 2024
Sudan researcher Joshua Craze joins us to lay out the complex horrors unfolding in Sudan in the year since he last appeared on RWN (EP #375) , leaving 18 million people in emergency near-famine, and 8 million displaced.
Glossary:
-RSF (Rapid Support Forces): led by Hemedti, started out in Darfur/gold mining, backed by UAE and political elites, opposed by "international community";
-Hemedti: leader of RSF, upstart from periphery;
-SAF (Sudan Armed Forces): led by al-Burhan, state military modeled on Egyptian military, officer class from center, rank-file/intel now partly run by Islamist allies, backed by Egypt, Saudis, Iran;
-al-Burhan: leader of SAF
Reading:
"Sudan: Escalating Conflict in Khartoum and Attacks on Civilians in al-Jazirah and South Kordofan", ACLED, March 15, 2024
*Listen to RWN ep #375 with Joshua Craze on the outbreak of Sudan war here.
Maps:
*Sudan war control map
Total time: 1:15:57
Direct link to this episode's mp3 here
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Comments (10)
I know there are lots of “mainstream” wars going on but I appreciate the deep dives on these less covered conflicts. Great guest and ep.
This one was a zinger… great episode.
But how was the pizza? (Also, maybe it's just me, but I'm finding it increasingly difficult when the topic's timeline keeps getting upended and there isn't a strong effort to keep it on track).
Can you guys get TP Huang on to talk about missle tech for iran and china https://tphuang.substack.com
Me and the husband second this, we just watched Oppenheimer..
*Mark stops recording* Mark: "There, I'm sure nothing big will happen in the next 4 days that would grab everyone's attention"
I was hoping you'd have Craze back on! The last episode you had him on was fantastic. Excited to listen to this one.
You don’t have to be Craze to be on this podcast, but it helps.
I see what you did there
The new Libia, Syria, Jemen??? (Hubert here) Unbelievable I have never had the pleasure to visit Sudan and was hoping after the peaceful resolution of the protest a few years ago that I could visit. The place is older than stone, leave it alone. To clarify I don't see problems with the African solutions.