Netanyahu's alliance map reveals: Israel has chosen a side for the first time in Sudan's civil war

Netanyahu's alliance map reveals: Israel has chosen a side for the first time in Sudan's civil war, supporting the Rapid Support Forces of Dagalo over the army of al-Burhan. A source close to al-Burhan warns that the move distances Sudan from Israel and brings it closer to Iran and Turkey.

For the first time, Israel has openly chosen a side in Sudan's civil war, even though it was not explicitly declared. This emerges from the alliance map presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the beginning of the week, as part of his national security concept. The map marked the Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Dagalo, the rebels against Sudan's military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as a factor that Israel and the United Arab Emirates view as friendly. The leaders of these forces have been accused of genocide in the Darfur region, and of massacres and atrocities during the current civil war. The areas controlled by Sudan's regular army are marked as friendly to the "Sunni diamond" countries: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan, and Egypt. Abu al-Qasim Bortum, a former member of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and close to al-Burhan's rule, sharply criticized the move in a conversation with Kan News. According to him, Israeli support for the militia weakens its position in Sudan and distances al-Burhan, who may draw closer to Israel's enemies such as Iran and Turkey. The Prime Minister's Office has not yet responded.