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Warnings that Sudan’s war could become a regional conflict are no longer limited to assessments by outside observers. Cross-border strikes and mutual accusations between Sudan and Chad, along with military movements near Ethiopia, have raised the alarm over a conflict whose effects are spreading beyond Sudan.

Massad Boulos, the US president’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, carried those concerns to the UN Security Council. He also discussed them with Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby after reports of a military strike inside Chad. Boulos said they shared “deep concern about the war in Sudan spilling across its borders, fueling further escalation and threatening regional peace and stability,” and called for an end to external support for the warring sides.

The warning reflects a US assessment that the risks are real and growing. Washington has extensive intelligence capabilities for monitoring military movements, weapons and drone routes, as well as cross-border networks, although the administration has not disclosed all the information behind its assessment.

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deep concern about the war in Sudan spilling across its borders, fueling further escalation and threatening regional peace and stability

More than three years into the war, Sudan is no longer facing only an internal confrontation between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Fighting has reached areas bordering Chad and Ethiopia, while increasingly sophisticated weapons have expanded the conflict’s regional dimension.

The UN Fact-Finding Mission said weapons, military technology, fighters and external supply networks are prolonging the war and strengthening both sides. It identified a cross-border network involving individuals, entities and countries that it said supplied the RSF with weapons, equipment, logistical support and foreign personnel. The countries named have denied the accusations and said they support peace efforts. The mission said its investigation into outside support for the army remained preliminary.

Sudanese researcher Kholood Khair told the Financial Times that the war had “spread across the Red Sea, the Horn of Africa and the Sahel,” leaving none of Sudan’s seven neighbors entirely untouched. Alan Boswell of the International Crisis Group has likewise argued that the conflict is dividing the region and increasing polarization among neighboring countries.

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spread across the Red Sea, the Horn of Africa and the Sahel