Saudi Arabia–Sudan relations

Saudi Arabia–Sudan relations is the long time historical and current relationship between Saudi Arabia and Sudan.

Saudi Arabia-Sudan relations

Saudi Arabia
Sudan

Despite sharing a strong historical relationship as for being majority Arab nations, however, Saudi Arabia and Sudan's relationship is often marked with divisions between cooperation and conflict. Due to this, Sudan and Saudi Arabia often have some significant rifts on each other over diplomatic stances. Omar al-Bashir's recent decision to send Sudanese troops fighting in Yemen was considered to be a boost of developing relationship, once had been strained for decades. As for the result, Sudan was admitted into Saudi Arabia's fragile Islamic Military Alliance.

History

Sudan and Saudi Arabia established relationship after Sudanese independence in 1947. Relationship between two countries was seen as stable, despite several instability issues in Sudan.

At 1973, the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum was attacked by Black September Organization's members.

However, after Omar al-Bashir put a coup in 1989, relations soon strained. Sudan was accused by Saudi Arabia to be a client state of Iran and had involved, in a limit level, sanctions against Sudan as well as providing Darfur rebels and the Saudi Government also called for the separation of South Sudan, which was finally achieved in 2011. Saudi Arabia also called to charge Sudan's al-Bashir for the "genocide" in Darfur,[1] although Saudi Arabia also pledged to fund for the reconstruction of Darfur.[2] Relationship between Saudi Arabia and Sudan was significantly sour.

Prior to Yemeni war, in 2014, the two had been working to restore the tie, which was address by al-Bashir as "normal".[3]

Gulf War

Sudan had stood against Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, fueled angers among other Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, who was defending Kuwait against Iraq. As for the result, Saudi Arabia imposed harsher economic sanctions and reduced diplomatic tie with Sudan.

2015 Yemeni Civil War
Main article: Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)

The war in Yemen provided a significant change in the relations, which turned Saudi Arabia and Sudan from rivalry into partnership. Sudan had expelled Iranian diplomats from the country and sent troops to fight alongside Saudi troops in Yemen against the Houthis. This surprising change put Sudan on headline and the Saudi Government had reapproached to Sudan. This made two nations boosted their tie again while the relationship between Sudan and Iran had gone into a very low point.[4]

Two countries have been engaging in a closer military cooperation[5] and Sudan had lobbied Saudi Arabia to lift off sanctions against Sudan by the United States, a long time ally of Saudi Arabia, which, was done in 2017 under Trump Administration. However, giving historical mistreatments in two nations' relations, it is unclear how long the alliance could last.[6]

See also

References
  1. Wasil Ali (29 April 2007). "Saudi Arabia describes the situation in Darfur as 'tragic'". Sudan Tribune.
  2. "Sudan: Saudi Arabia provides 138 million reyals in support of Darfur". 30 December 2007.
  3. "Sudan's Bashir says relations with Saudi Arabia now normal". Sudan Tribune. 11 October 2014.
  4. "Why has Sudan ditched Iran in favour of Saudi Arabia?". The Guardian. 12 January 2016.
  5. Shaul Shay (23 April 2017). "The Growing Military Ties between Sudan and Saudi Arabia". Israel Defense.
  6. Suliman Baldo (27 February 2017). "Is the Sudan-Saudi Arabia Alliance Paying Off?".
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