Sudan | Tension Over Oil Fields in Heglig
Reports indicate field tension between Rapid Support Forces and South Sudan defense forces around the oil fields in the Heglig border area, despite RSF denials of clashes. The area represents a strategic focal point…
Reports indicate field tension between Rapid Support Forces and South Sudan defense forces around the oil fields in the Heglig border area, despite RSF denials of clashes. The area represents a strategic focal point where oil passes through pipelines to Port Sudan, and controlling it means control over a vital economic pathway and sustainable war financing, with the risk of transforming the Sudanese conflict into a regional conflict, including South Sudan and neighboring countries.
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