As U.S. President Donald Trump touts a record of securing peace deals across the globe, the White House is mobilizing efforts to quell a bloody African conflict that the United Nations considers to be the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today.

But as Sudan 's civil war escalates, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seizing control of the Darfur region capital of el-Fasher from the Sudanese Armed Forces, a conflict already imbued with deep-rooted local feuds, widespread reports of atrocities and competing international interests will prove a steep challenge for the administration.

To navigate the precarious steps ahead, U.S. officials are working with counterparts from Egypt , Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates , part of the so-called "Quad" established foll

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