Is Sudan’s war merging with South Sudanese conflicts?

Soldiers arrive at Allafah market, recently recaptured by Sudan's army from the RSF paramilitary, in the Al Kalalah district, south of Khartoum, Sudan, on March 27, 2025 [AP Photo]

New alliances in Sudan’s civil war risk sparking a regional conflict by drawing in neighbouring South Sudan, analysts tell Al Jazeera.

The biggest development was an alliance in February between the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who established a government to rival Sudan’s current de facto leadership.