--- title: South Sudan is Sliding into War description: "South Sudan edges toward renewed civil war: Kiir vs Machar, ethnic militias mobilize, oil revenues collapse, Sudan’s conflict spills over. How a preventable crisis spirals—fast. Watch, share, subscribe for context. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly! Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. 📩 Subscribe now: https://subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWeekly Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 01:16 Prelude to Bloodshed 05:26 Backstory 09:40 The Plot Thickens 14:13 Outside Issues Sources: Crisis Group: https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-africa/south-sudan/b207-succession-fever-deepens-south-sudans-malaise African Arguments: https://africanarguments.org/2025/08/defining-the-crisis-in-south-sudan-the-nasir-conflict-and-the-wider-crisis/ Warfronts, Situation Room segment from March: https://youtu.be/ZsOQfofkO7E?si=D85wNhgApLIDK54m&t=1741 Warfronts, follow up segment: https://youtu.be/YSgSUNbDuh0?si=hJ0ZQtIi8O6sgyTH Radio Tamazuj, drone attack on oil terminals: https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/sudan-orders-oil-shutdown-south-sudan-exports-at-risk Radio Tamazuj, removal of Machar’s faction from governorships: https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/south-sudans-kiir-fires-last-remaining-machar-aligned-governor Reuters, September clashes: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-sudan-clash-kills-14-renewed-violence-north-2025-09-02/ Sudan Tribune, flow of weapons from Sudan to South Sudan: https://sudantribune.com/article302960/ Guardian, youth gang conscription: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/aug/18/south-sudan-war-gang-culture-youths-conscription Radio Tamazuj, government declared illegitimate by SPLM-IO: https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/splm-io-declares-government-illegitimate-after-machars-suspension Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/un-report-details-systematic-looting-by-south-sudans-rulers-citizens-went-hungry-2025-09-16/ DW: https://www.dw.com/en/what-you-need-to-know-about-south-sudans-fragile-peace-deal/a-73999460" url: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-t1qr-1vpec4.md canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-t1qr-1vpec4/ datePublished: 2025-09-17T17:15:04.000Z dateModified: 2025-09-17T17:15:04.000Z author: - name: Fronts Staff url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/ publisher: Fronts type: NewsArticle language: en access: members isAccessibleForFree: false tokens: 723 --- South Sudan edges toward renewed civil war: Kiir vs Machar, ethnic militias mobilize, oil revenues collapse, Sudan’s conflict spills over. How a preventable crisis spirals—fast. Watch, share, subscribe for context. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly! Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. 📩 Subscribe now: https://subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWeekly Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 01:16 Prelude to Bloodshed 05:26 Backstory 09:40 The Plot Thickens 14:13 Outside Issues Sources: Crisis Group: https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-africa/south-sudan/b207-succession-fever-deepens-south-sudans-malaise African Arguments: https://africanarguments.org/2025/08/defining-the-crisis-in-south-sudan-the-nasir-conflict-and-the-wider-crisis/ Warfronts, Situation Room segment from March: https://youtu.be/ZsOQfofkO7E?si=D85wNhgApLIDK54m&t=1741 Warfronts, follow up segment: https://youtu.be/YSgSUNbDuh0?si=hJ0ZQtIi8O6sgyTH Radio Tamazuj, drone attack on oil terminals: https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/sudan-orders-oil-shutdown-south-sudan-exports-at-risk Radio Tamazuj, removal of Machar’s faction from governorships: https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/south-sudans-kiir-fires-last-remaining-machar-aligned-governor Reuters, September clashes: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-sudan-clash-kills-14-renewed-violence-north-2025-09-02/ Sudan Tribune, flow of weapons from Sudan to South Sudan: https://sudantribune.com/article302960/ Guardian, youth gang conscription: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/aug/18/south-sudan-war-gang-culture-youths-conscription Radio Tamazuj, government declared illegitimate by SPLM-IO: https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/splm-io-declares-government-illegitimate-after-machars-suspension Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/un-report-details-systematic-looting-by-south-sudans-rulers-citizens-went-hungry-2025-09-16/ DW: https://www.dw.com/en/what-you-need-to-know-about-south-sudans-fragile-peace-deal/a-73999460 --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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