The Risk of External Elements in the Darfur Conflict

An element that sort of led to this escalation was also the failure of Al-Brouhant to stick to what the agreement for so in terms of a transitional civilian-led government. So I believe to a certain extent the paramilitary forces saw that as an opportunity to initiate a power struggle between the two factions, says Peter Bergen. "I can certainly see the risk of the external element being involved to? Absolutely," he adds.