Witness tells House Foreign Affairs panel Sudan needs an internationally monitored ceasefire, guaranteed aid and a civilian transition

An unidentified witness told the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Republicans on Monday that ending Sudan’s war requires an internationally monitored ceasefire, guaranteed humanitarian access and the reconstitution of a meaningful civilian transitional authority.

The witness, who said they have worked in Sudan since 1993, warned that the conflict has deep ideological and institutional roots. "It's not just a fight between 2 generals," the witness said, arguing that Islamist political networks and militarized structures embedded in Sudanese governance have driven repeated cycles of violence.

Why it matters: The speaker gave a broad assessment of the crisis, listing the United States and at least a dozen regional and global actors — including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, Iran, Russia and China — as having stakes in Sudan's outcome. The witness said those competing interests make a unilateral approach ineffective…