Three years after fighting erupted in Sudan on April 15, 2023, analysts warn that the conflict is still being badly misread by the outside world. Framing the war as a power struggle between two generals — one commanding the Sudanese Armed Forces and the other the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that grew out of the Janjaweed militias — obscures what many Sudanese describe as a deliberate campaign of violence against civilians. Political analyst Kholood Khair and researcher Hend Kheiralla argue that understanding the war's true nature is essential, as Sudan now faces one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.