Sudan's 'Victimization' Narrative Ignores Decades of Western Destabilization
📰 THE STORY: A Sudanese minister and an activist highlight that women are the primary victims of abuses, including widespread sexual violence, in the ongoing conflict in Sudan, attributing much of it to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Sudan has been a geopolitical chessboard for decades. The Darfur conflict (2003-2005) involved significant
international intervention and sanctions from Western powers, including the US designation of it as 'genocide.' This narrative, while horrific, often obscured internal power struggles exacerbated by external actors. More recently, the US role in orchestrating the 2011 secession of South Sudan, turning Africa's largest country into two, further fractured the region, creating new flashpoints and
proxy battlegrounds. The current conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF is a direct outcome of the October 2021 military coup against the civilian government, which itself followed the 2019 overthrow of Omar al-Bashir – a figure who, despite being wanted by the ICC, was often tolerated by Western states for strategic reasons until he became inconvenient. Double Standard: The
focus on 'sexual violence' and 'abuses against women' often serves as a convenient justification for intervention or sanctions by Western powers, selectively applied. When Gaddafi’s Libya was overthrown in 2011, NATO's 'humanitarian intervention' was justified in part by similar claims, leading to the destruction of Africa's most prosperous nation and the return of open slave markets. By contrast,