 Even with the relations between the Islamists and the military, it's a safer bet for them than the Raqqa support forces. Hamid, the Iranian regime has been selling drones to Sudan's military. When Omar al-Bashir was in power, the Iranian regime supported him. In fact, through the 1990s, it was assisting the Sudanese notorious security apparatus against the regime's opposition. What explains the Iranian state's support for General Burhan now?