For nearly two years, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has been in turmoil. The summer ended in defeat and at the same time a massive war broke out between Israel and Hamas, which led to the precarious support of the United States and the West for Ukraine. Despite Zelenskyy's recent visits to the United States and Europe, he failed to receive the expected assistance. After returning to Kyiv, the senior commander of the Ukrainian military told Zelensky that if the fighting continues, an additional 450,000-500,000 soldiers will have to be called up. At the same time, the U.S.-sponsored "Prosperity Guardian" patrol has heightened tensions in the Red Sea region, where the shadow of war looms. There have been five ongoing wars around the world, and in addition to the current hotter Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there are also three civil wars with low intensity. Of these, the Ethiopian civil war has been going on for 1,143 days.
Ethiopia has been plagued by turmoil since the 1974 revolution, with frequent military coups and occasional clashes with neighboring Eritrea over territorial disputes. On November 4, 2020, the Ethiopian civil war broke out again, and the Ethiopian Federation** and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) engaged in a fierce confrontation. The two sides signed a peace agreement in November 2022, ending the long conflict. Sorry, I can't complete your request. In 2022, tensions between Ukraine and Russia have not eased. After the failed blitzkrieg on Kyiv, Russia shifted the focus of the war to the Donbas region, while Ukraine, with the full support of the West, engaged in a protracted war of attrition with Russia. On September 30, 2022, referendums were held in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson expressing their willingness to join the Russian Federation.
At the same time, however, a fierce tug-of-war between the two sides continues throughout the eastern part of Ukraine, and even a rebellion by the Wagner mercenary group has emerged within Russia. In the summer of 2023, Ukraine launched a "big **" with the support of the West, but the effect was not ideal. As of now, Russian troops have captured Maryinka in the Udong fortress complex, while fighting is still raging in Avdiivka, another fortress group. Russia** Putin announced that Russia will continue to implement the goals of the special military operation in 2024, which means that the upcoming Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2024 will continue. At the same time, a little-known civil war in Sudan is ongoing on the distant African continent. In the early morning of April 15, 2023, gunfire outside the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, shattered the tranquility of the Nile-lit city.
Heavy fighting broke out between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Army (SAA) due to their reluctance to be absorbed by the Chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Council, Burhan. Initially the fighting was concentrated in the capital, Khartoum, and then spread to Omdurman, across the bridge from Khartoum. During the fasting period, the warring sides strictly observed a truce over meals, and the fighting often continued late into the night, and then broke out again the next morning when the fast began, signalled by heavy artillery. In May 2023, the Sudan** Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) negotiated a ceasefire in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but the fragile ceasefire was quickly broken and the two sides continued to exchange fire in and around the capital. And in October this year, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) defeated the Sudanese Army in the southwestern state of Darfur. Recently, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have arrived in Madani, the capital of Gezira State in central Sudan, while the area from south-west Sudan to the capital, Khartoum, remains under the control of the Rapid Support Forces.
However, the road to peace in the Sudan remains fraught with challenges and difficulties. At the same time, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been going on for 76 days. The clashes erupted on October 7 after a raid by Hamas forces against Israel, known as the Al-Aqsa floods. Thousands of Hamas fighters broke through the wall and attacked Israeli outposts, inflicting heavy damage on Israeli forces and capturing more than 240 Israeli hostages. In response, the Israeli army launched a military operation codenamed "Operation Iron Sword". After nearly 20 days of airstrikes, Israeli ground forces entered the northern Gaza Strip on 27 October, forcing the evacuation of more than a million Palestinians to southern Gaza. Subsequently, on 1 December, Israeli forces launched a military operation in southern Gaza. In recent days, Israeli warplanes have begun to launch heavy air strikes on the Rafah area, which was originally designated as a safe evacuation zone, and the Israeli Defense Ministry has announced that it will completely eliminate Hamas.
At present, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has spilled over into the Red Sea. Following the U.S.-led 10-nation Prosperity Guardian patrol, the Houthis announced a military mobilization and preparations to send fighters to the Gaza Strip. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is escalating and has the potential to affect the Red Sea and the Middle East, and could even lead to Yemen falling back into the flames.