Sudan’s Neighbors to Discuss Proposals to Resolve its Crisis

Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan, on June 8, 2023, as fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues. (AP)
Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan, on June 8, 2023, as fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues. (AP)
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Sudan’s Neighbors to Discuss Proposals to Resolve its Crisis

Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan, on June 8, 2023, as fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues. (AP)
Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan, on June 8, 2023, as fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues. (AP)

Foreign ministers from the neighboring countries of Sudan are set to meet in the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, on Sunday.

They are set to propose solutions for the current Sudanese crisis, as mandated by the summit of heads of state and governments of the neighboring countries of Sudan, which took place in July.

Held in Cairo, the July summit was attended by leaders from Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia.

During the summit, an operational mechanism was established, led by the foreign ministers of the participating countries.

This mechanism is tasked with examining the necessary implementation measures to address the repercussions of the Sudanese crisis on the country's future, stability, unity, territorial integrity, and the preservation of its national institutions, preventing their collapse.

The summit also tasked the communication mechanism with developing a plan that includes practical and feasible solutions to halt the infighting and achieve a comprehensive resolution to the Sudanese crisis.

This is to be achieved through direct engagement with the various Sudanese parties, in coordination with existing mechanisms, such as IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) and the African Union, as outlined in the summit’s closing communique.

The Chadian Foreign Ministry announced in a statement on Saturday that the primary mission of Sunday's meeting is to “propose ways to resolve the Sudanese crisis, which has pushed Sudan to the brink of a devastating war, resulting in thousands of casualties and the displacement of millions of people.”

Additionally, the statement emphasized the need to “draw the partners’ attention to provide urgent responses to the escalating humanitarian crisis.”



Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah Warns US Against Intervening in Israel-Iran Conflict

 Protesters hold Iranian flags during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the US embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Protesters hold Iranian flags during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the US embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
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Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah Warns US Against Intervening in Israel-Iran Conflict

 Protesters hold Iranian flags during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the US embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Protesters hold Iranian flags during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the US embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah warned on Sunday it would resume attacks on US troops in the region if the United States intervenes in the conflict between Israel and Iran.

"We are closely monitoring the movements of the American enemy's army in the region," Kataib Hezbollah Secretary-General Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi said in a statement. "If America intervenes in the war, we will act directly against its interests and bases spread across the region without hesitation."

Founded in the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah is one of the elite Iraqi armed factions closest to Iran. The group, a key pillar of Iran's network of regional proxy forces, has claimed responsibility for dozens of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and US forces in both Iraq and Syria.

Early last year, Kataib Hezbollah announced the suspension of all its military operations against US troops in the region in response to efforts by the Iraqi government.

Kataib Hezbollah is part of a coalition of Iran-aligned groups known collectively as the "Axis of Resistance" — an umbrella of hardline Shiite armed factions that have claimed more than 150 attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria since the onset of the Gaza war about 20 months ago.

Iraq, a rare ally of both Washington and Tehran, is striving to avoid upsetting its fragile stability while focusing on rebuilding after years of conflict.