The assassination attempt on the commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has raised questions about who was behind it, what its goals were, and to what extent it could impact Sudan’s war – especially with US-led peace talks in Geneva around the corner. If they go ahead, the upcoming negotiations, which will be hosted by both Switzerland and Saudi Arabia on 14 August, will be the first major effort in months to get the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to sit together. Since the war erupted in Sudan more than a year and three months ago, bringing the country …