Sudan’s civil war is moving into a new phase, triggered by a reshuffle in Khartoum. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has moved loyalists into critical command slots and pulled an array of forces (regular army units, Darfur rebels aligned with the state, tribal auxiliaries, even Islamist brigades) into a unified chain of command. The step looks bureaucratic on the surface, but represents an attempt to close the gaps that allowed the RSF to grow into a rival military power. A tighter command structure means fewer competing fiefdoms, fewer opportunities…