Egypt vs Sudanese Armed Forces: Who Controls northern Sudan to establish a buffer zone?
Most analysis asks who is stronger. Warlord Intel asks who has leverage.
Short answer
An Egyptian intervention in Sudan, while risky, becomes a probable outcome if the RSF threatens Egypt's core national security or water interests along the Nile. Such an operation would transform the Sudanese civil war into a wider regional conflict, pitting Egyptian-backed SAF forces against the UAE-backed RSF. The result would be a prolonged, costly engagement for Cairo and significant instability on the Red Sea.