For over two years, Sudan's conflict has been widely seen as an internal struggle between rival generals, but deeper analysis reveals that the war is being fueled and prolonged by foreign powers, particularly Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Turkey's supply of advanced drones to Sudanese forces has shifted the military balance and incentivized continued fighting, driven by Ankara's ambitions for regional influence. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, while hosting peace talks, benefits from the ongoing conflict by controlling the financial networks that enable the smuggling of Sudanese gold, which funds the war. The interplay of these external interests has turned Sudan into a battleground for regional dominance, trapping the country in a cycle of violence that cannot be resolved without addressing the foreign involvement sustaining it.