Strategic Interventions: Egypt, Turkey, and the Internationalization of Sudan’s Civil War
On February 2, 2026 , The New York Times published a groundbreaking investigation that fundamentally altered our understanding of the Sudanese civil war . The report revealed that Egypt, traditionally seen as a diplomatic player in Sudan’s conflict, has been operating a secret drone base in its Western Desert, using it to launch strikes against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan for at least six months . This discovery not only exposes Egypt’s direct military involvement but also illustrates how Sudan has become a battleground for regional powers pursuing competing interests through proxy warfare. The East Oweinat airbase , concealed within an agricultural reclamation project near the Sudanese border, represents just one node in a complex network of international interventions that have transformed Sudan’s internal conflict into a regional crisis with global implications . Turkey provides the sophisticated Bayraktar Akıncı drones lau...