Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock Sudan's rival military leaders battling in the capital and elsewhere each have important external backers, potentially complicating any mediation. The country has long attracted the interest of foreign powers for its natural resources and strategic location; its dwindling oil output hasn't changed that.The conflict is a massive setback for Sudan's faltering democratic transition, and could favor Islamist elements of the old regime. Save for later Print Download Share LinkedIn Twitter The Issue
