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3,000 killed in Sudan fighting, 2.2m displaced

Armed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalated yesterday in the southern area of the country's capital city of Khartoum, Anadolu Agency reported. Eyewitnesses told the news wire that neighbourhoods in southern Khartoum witnessed violent clashes with light and heavy weapons yesterday morning. War planes flew over the Kalakla neighborhoods where residents heard the sound of heavy shelling and anti-aircraft guns, the eyewitnesses added, noting that the fighter jets flew intensively […]

26 June 2023

International

Saudi, Bahrain embassies in Sudan attacked by armed groups

The embassies of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in Sudan have been attacked by armed groups, amid the ongoing conflict raging within the country. In a statement by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it condemned "the sabotage and violence carried out by some armed groups" on the embassy in Sudan yesterday, which risked the safety of its Ambassador and embassy staff. The Ministry called for "confronting these groups that are […]

9 June 2023

International

Sudan: Scores killed as RSF attacks North Darfur’s Kutum

A Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary attack on the North Darfur town of Kutum in western Sudan on Sunday has killed at least 40 civilians and wounded many more, according to a local lawyers' association and eyewitnesses. During the offensive, the RSF took control of the Sudanese army’s 22nd Brigade garrison, later releasing a video showing its fighters walking through the base, talking to captured army soldiers, and inspecting its offices. It is not known […]

6 June 2023

International

Sudan: Truce holds, but brings little relief for humanitarian crisis

Khartoum was calmer on Saturday as a seven-day ceasefire appeared to reduce fighting between two rival military factions although it has not yet provided the promised humanitarian relief to millions trapped in the Sudanese capital. A truce signed on Monday by the two fighting parties - Sudan's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - aimed to secure safe passage for humanitarian aid and lead to wider talks sponsored […]

28 May 2023

International

Air raids, clashes at start of one-week truce in Sudan

Overnight air raids and clashes have dampened hopes for a seven-day truce in Sudan, which was negotiated to allow the passage of life-saving humanitarian aid. Witnesses in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, told AFP that clashes and air raids broke out minutes after the latest attempt at a pause in hostilities began at 21:45 (19:45 GMT) on Monday. Meanwhile, civilians told Reuters that they had heard firing in Khartoum North and […]

23 May 2023

International

Sudan ceasefire marred by further fighting and allegations of sexual assault in Darfur

Sudan's deadly conflict continued on Sunday following an agreement the day before in Saudi Arabia for a short-term ceasefire between the country's warring parties. Eyewitnesses in Khartoum and Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, told Middle East Eye that clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were continuing. Activists in Nyala also told MEE there had been "cases of gang rape", perpetrated by men wearing "uniforms similar to those […]

21 May 2023

International

Sudan’s Darfur draws neighbours back into war that never ended

Sudan’s warring factions are engaged in a fierce and complex battle for local and regional support in Darfur, as fighting intensifies in the country’s western region. Sources in Darfur and the countries it borders have told Middle East Eye that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly known as Hemeti, is receiving support from eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, Russian military outfit Wagner and […]

17 May 2023

International

Rival factions in Sudan agree to protect civilians

Sudan’s warring factions have committed to protecting civilians as well as ensuring the movement of humanitarian aid, according to United States officials, but a ceasefire remains elusive. After a week of talks in the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) signed a declaration on Friday that they would work towards a short-term ceasefire in further talks, US sources told the Reuters news agency. “The two sides are quite far apart,” a […]

12 May 2023

International

Sudan residents describe raids, evictions by RSF soldiers

When two Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers stormed Nadir el-Gadi’s home in Khartoum on April 23, they demanded to know which side of the Sudan conflict he supported – the RSF or the Sudanese army. The 77-year-old responded that he wasn’t with either side. “I said we are against this war. We are prisoners of this war,” el-Gadi told Al Jazeera on Saturday. “They were suspicious,” el-Gadi said, adding that […]

8 May 2023

Sudan

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