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Significance
Since South Sudan seceded in 2011, Khartoum has confronted conflict on three fronts. Armed conflict escalated in Blue Nile and South Kordofan in mid-2011, while clashes between pro- and anti-government forces and outbreaks of inter-communal fighting have plagued Darfur and West Kordofan.
Impacts
Ongoing conflict will dash hopes of Sudan's removal from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list.
Reports about fighting and atrocities in areas to which the government restricts access will further strain relations with the West.
Khartoum will continue to pressure Juba against providing support to any rebel groups in Sudan.
The government will step up its call that AU-UN peacekeepers withdraw from Darfur.
Keywords:
Sudan,
AF,
Central African Republic,
Qatar,
United Nations,
politics,
civil war,
opposition,
rebellion,
talks,
defence,
government,
party
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