Over 120,000 Dead as Sudan Conflict Spirals Amid Western Inaction

Sudan’s ongoing conflict has claimed over 120,000 lives since 2023, with an estimated 60,000 deaths in El Fasher alone since October 2025. Despite the staggering toll, Western governments have displayed little interest in addressing the crisis. Field reports suggest this reflects not only a lack of political will but also a severe decline in the capacity of Western diplomatic institutions to engage with such complex crises effectively. Key players in the conflict, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of the S