I suppose there will be an element of celebration for the “underdogs” for those inclined to celebrate Darfur’s Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) successfully seizing the town of Umm Baru from the control of Sudanese soldiers. But while I have no problem with categorizing Khartoum as the bad guys in Sudan’s destabilization, it does not follow that JEM represents the good guys. And rest assured, Khartoum will strike back, they will strike back hard, and they will strike back indiscriminately. And civilians will bear the brunt of the response.