Paramilitary shelling kills 3 in Omdurman after Sudan army gains
2 days, 12 hours ago

Paramilitary shelling kills 3 in Omdurman after Sudan army gains

Hindustan Times  

Three civilians were killed Sunday in an artillery attack by paramilitaries on Omdurman, part of Greater Khartoum, a medical source told AFP, two days after the army recaptured the capital's presidential palace in a major symbolic victory. Paramilitary shelling kills 3 in Omdurman after Sudan army gains Eyewitnesses in the area said the bombardments by the Rapid Support Forces were some of the heaviest in recent months. The medical source at Al-Nao hospital, one of the city's last functioning health facilities, said "two children and a woman were killed and eight others injured in the shelling". Al-Malha is one of the northernmost towns in the vast desert region between Sudan and Libya, where the RSF's critical resupply lines have come under increasing attack in recent months by army-allied armed groups.

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Sudan’s army retakes presidential palace in Khartoum, strikes blow to RSF
5 days, 8 hours ago

Sudan’s army retakes presidential palace in Khartoum, strikes blow to RSF

Al Jazeera  

Sudan’s army retakes the presidential palace in Khartoum, striking a blow to the Rapid Support Forces in a key symbolic victory. Sudan’s army and its supporters are celebrating across the country after troops recaptured the presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum. A different scenario outside Khartoum The army’s capture of the presidential palace raises fears that Sudan is increasingly approaching …

Sudan army close to reclaim Presidential Palace from militia as two-year war rages
6 days, 8 hours ago

Sudan army close to reclaim Presidential Palace from militia as two-year war rages

CNN  

Reuters — Sudan’s army is close to taking control of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, state TV reported on Thursday, in a significant milestone in a two-year-old conflict that threatens to fracture the country. The taking of the capital could hasten the army’s full takeover of central Sudan, and harden the east-west territorial division …

Paramilitary group attacks open market in Sudan, killing 54 people, wounding scores
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Paramilitary group attacks open market in Sudan, killing 54 people, wounding scores

The Hindu  

An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group killed 54 people and wounded at least 158, health authorities said on Saturday The attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the Sabrein Market was the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the escalated civil war that has wrecked the northeastern African …

Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group kills 54 people in attack on open market
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group kills 54 people in attack on open market

Live Mint  

At least 54 people were killed, and158 others sustained injuries after a notorious paramilitary group fighting against the Sudan’s military attacked an open market in the city of Omdurman onSaturday. “This criminal act adds to the bloody record of this militia,” the Minister said in a statement, adding, “It constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian law.” Condemning the RSF's …

Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158

CNN  

Cairo Associated Press — An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group fighting against the country’s military killed some 54 people and wounded many more, health authorities said Saturday. The attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the Sabrein Market also wounded at least 158 others, the Health Ministry said in a …

Deadly artillery shelling hits Omdurman market in Sudan, 56 killed
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Deadly artillery shelling hits Omdurman market in Sudan, 56 killed

Al Jazeera  

The Health Ministry said at least 158 people were also wounded in Saturday’s attack that was blamed on the RSF. The Health Ministry said at least 158 people were also wounded in Saturday’s attack that was blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. “It constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian law.” Witnesses said the artillery shelling came from western …

Dozens killed in drone attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur
2 months ago

Dozens killed in drone attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Attacks on healthcare facilities rampant in besieged el-Fasher, where army-aligned militias are pushing back RSF fighters. Dozens of patients have been killed in a drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region. The RSF has besieged el-Fasher, the state capital of North Darfur, since May, but army-aligned armed groups have repeatedly pushed its …

Sudan civil war: Military advances in Omdurman, secures key areas from RSF
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan civil war: Military advances in Omdurman, secures key areas from RSF

Firstpost  

Sudan’s military has captured key areas in Omdurman from the Rapid Support Forces, including strategic neighbourhoods and a weapons depot. Sudanese military forces said Wednesday they have captured key areas in Omdurman, the country’s second-largest city, from the Rapid Support Forces amid ongoing clashes in the region. The Sudan Tribune reported that the military freed three officers from RSF captivity …

Sudan’s military pushes back rebels in second city of Omdurman
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan’s military pushes back rebels in second city of Omdurman

Al Jazeera  

Army takes control of RSF territories in Mansoura, Murabaat and Elfitihab, and seizes weapons and ammunition depot. Sudan‘s military forces claim to have advanced into the country’s second-largest city Omdurman, taking some areas previously controlled by rival rebel group, the Rapid Support Forces. The army has now seized control of former RSF territories in Mansoura, Murabaat and Elfitihab, according to …

Dozens killed near Sudan’s capital as UN warns of soaring displacement
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dozens killed near Sudan’s capital as UN warns of soaring displacement

Al Jazeera  

Attack in Khartoum’s sister city of Omdurman comes as UN says internal displacement across Sudan is nearing 10 million. Pro-democracy activists in Sudan say about 40 people have been killed in “violent artillery fire” by paramilitary forces in the twin city of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, as fighting and displacement intensify across the war-ravaged country. War erupted in Sudan in …

Sudan: A drone attack kills at least 30 in Khartoum as rival troops battle
1 year, 6 months ago

Sudan: A drone attack kills at least 30 in Khartoum as rival troops battle

India TV News  

At least 30 people were killed in Sudan's capital city Khartoum in a drone attack on an open market on Sunday, as the the military and a powerful paramilitary group battle for control of the country. Activists and medical workers said that at least three dozen others were injured in the attack in Khartoum's May neighbourhood. Sudan has been rocked …

Sudanese army kills at least 40 people in a drone attack on Khartoum
1 year, 6 months ago

Sudanese army kills at least 40 people in a drone attack on Khartoum

Al Jazeera  

Khartoum is in ‘dire’ need of medical assistance for the dozens injured in the drone attack south of the capital, with no ceasefire in sight. A drone attack on an open market south of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, has killed at least 40 people, activists and medical workers said, as the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battle for …

At least 32 civilians killed in Sudan army attacks: Activists
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 32 civilians killed in Sudan army attacks: Activists

Al Jazeera  

Head of Sudan’s army officially dissolves Rapid Support Forces, who he has been fighting since April. At least 32 civilians have been killed and dozens injured in artillery attacks by the Sudanese army, one of the highest tolls from a single day of fighting since war broke out in April, the activist group Emergency Lawyers said. Rights activists and residents …

Fighting in Sudan’s Omdurman intensifies as displaced tops 4 million
1 year, 7 months ago

Fighting in Sudan’s Omdurman intensifies as displaced tops 4 million

Al Jazeera  

The army is trying to recapture territory lost to the RSF by taking back control of a bridge across the Nile. Back then, a rivalry between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Vice President Mohammedi “Hemedti” Hamdan Dagalo – the heads of the military and of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces respectively – broke out into war. The army has launched …

Twenty-two killed in air strike on Sudanese city Omdurman
1 year, 8 months ago

Twenty-two killed in air strike on Sudanese city Omdurman

ABC  

An air strike in a Sudanese city has killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks yet in the three months of fighting between Sudan's rival generals. Key points: The military was hitting Rapid Support Forces, which was using people's houses as shields The attack was one of the deadliest in the fighting in …

At least 22 killed in air strike on Sudan's Omdurman
1 year, 8 months ago

At least 22 killed in air strike on Sudan's Omdurman

The Hindu  

At least 22 people were killed and scores injured in an air strike by Sudan's Army on western Omdurman, the Khartoum state Health Ministry said on July 8, as the war between the country's military factions entered its 12th week. While the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces quickly dominated the capital Khartoum and its sister cities Omdurman and Bahri after fighting …

At least 22 killed in airstrike in Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

At least 22 killed in airstrike in Sudan

CNN  

CNN — At least 22 people have been killed and dozens injured in an airstrike in the city of Omdurman, Sudan, according to a Reuters report citing the Sudanese ministry of health. In a statement released Saturday, the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces said that more than 31 people were killed with homes demolished and dozens of civilians injured. “We …

Air raid kills at least 22 in Sudan’s city of Omdurman
1 year, 8 months ago

Air raid kills at least 22 in Sudan’s city of Omdurman

Al Jazeera  

Attack in Omdurman was one of the deadliest since fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and RSF armed group on April 15. An air raid on a Sudanese city has killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks yet in the weeks-long fighting between Sudan’s army and a renegade paramilitary force. The RSF, …

Fighting rages in Sudan as army tries to cut RSF supply lines
1 year, 8 months ago

Fighting rages in Sudan as army tries to cut RSF supply lines

Al Jazeera  

The army launches air strikes as heavy artillery fire and ground battles are reported in Omdurman. Fierce battles have broken out across Omdurman, a city across the Nile from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, as the army tries to cut off supply routes used by its paramilitary rivals to bring in reinforcements. The army launched air strikes and fired heavy artillery on …

Fighting resumes after Sudan cease-fire as number of people displaced passes 2.5 million
1 year, 9 months ago

Fighting resumes after Sudan cease-fire as number of people displaced passes 2.5 million

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Clashes resumed between Sudan's military …

Sudan’s warring sides resume fighting after latest ceasefire ends
1 year, 9 months ago

Sudan’s warring sides resume fighting after latest ceasefire ends

Al Jazeera  

Residents say clashes erupt in Khartoum before US-Saudi-brokered truce expires and in neighbouring Omdurman minutes after it ends. The ceasefire brought relative calm to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, but fierce fighting was reported on Tuesday night in parts of the city. ‘Unprecedented’ destruction Street battles were also reported around a military facility in the neighbouring city of Omdurman, according to area …

Air strike kills at least 17, including five children, in Sudan's capital Khartoum
1 year, 9 months ago

Air strike kills at least 17, including five children, in Sudan's capital Khartoum

ABC  

An air strike in Sudan's capital Khartoum has killed at least 17 people, including five children, health officials said, as fighting continues between rival generals seeking to control the country. Key points: The strike hit an area in southern Khartoum that houses a military facility controlled by the army At least 25 houses were destroyed, according to Sudan's Ministry of …

Heavy clashes, artillery firing rages in Sudan's Khartoum after 24-hour truce expires
1 year, 9 months ago

Heavy clashes, artillery firing rages in Sudan's Khartoum after 24-hour truce expires

India Today  

Heavy clashes and artillery fire erupted across Sudan's capital Khartoum on Sunday and residents reported air strikes soon after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that had brought a brief lull to eight weeks of fighting between rival military factions. Witnesses said the fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces was some of the heaviest for weeks …

Shelling, looting in Sudan's capital as military factions battle for eighth week
1 year, 9 months ago

Shelling, looting in Sudan's capital as military factions battle for eighth week

India Today  

Shelling and heavy clashes hit areas of Sudan's capital on Monday, residents said, with reports of spreading lawlessness in Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur after more than seven weeks of conflict between rival military factions. On Monday, residents reported a second consecutive day of fighting across the three cities that make up the nation's wider capital - …

Desperate shortages in Khartoum as Sudan battles intensify
1 year, 9 months ago

Desperate shortages in Khartoum as Sudan battles intensify

Al Jazeera  

Khartoum islanders trapped and besieged under dire humanitarian conditions as Sudan’s warring military factions refuse to cease fire. Hemedti is a murderer!” An island besieged In Khartoum’s city centre – at the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Nile rivers – the island of Tuti is “under total siege” by RSF forces, resident Mohammed Youssef said. “We can’t move …

Heavy clashes erupt in Sudan's capital Khartoum as factions agree to extend ceasefire
1 year, 9 months ago

Heavy clashes erupt in Sudan's capital Khartoum as factions agree to extend ceasefire

ABC  

Sudan's warring military factions have agreed to a five-day extension of a ceasefire agreement after renewed heavy clashes and air strikes in parts of the capital threw fresh doubts on the effectiveness of the truce. Key points: The truce deal has brought some respite from heavy fighting but sporadic clashes and air strikes have continued Persistent fighting has impeded the …

Air strikes hit Khartoum's outskirts as Sudan's war enters 6th week
1 year, 10 months ago

Air strikes hit Khartoum's outskirts as Sudan's war enters 6th week

India Today  

Air strikes hit outer areas of the Sudanese capital Khartoum overnight and on Saturday morning, as fighting that has trapped civilians in a humanitarian crisis and displaced more than a million entered its sixth week. Air strikes were reported by eyewitnesses in southern Omdurman and northern Bahri, the two cities that lie across the Nile from Khartoum, forming Sudan's "triple …

Khartoum under bombardment as Sudan's rivals talk
1 year, 10 months ago

Khartoum under bombardment as Sudan's rivals talk

India Today  

Shelling and air strikes pounded parts of Sudan's capital on Sunday with little sign that warring military factions were ready to back down in a month-long conflict that has killed hundreds despite ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia. Khartoum and the adjoining cities of Bahri and Omdurman across the Nile's two branches have been the main theatre of conflict along with …

Heavy clashes rock Sudan’s capital despite truce extension
1 year, 10 months ago

Heavy clashes rock Sudan’s capital despite truce extension

The Hindu  

Heavy explosions and gunfire rocked Sudan’s capital, Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman early Friday, residents said, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county’s two top generals whose power struggle has killed hundreds. Fierce clashes with frequent explosions and gunfire continued Friday in Khartoum’s upscale neighborhood of Kafouri, where the military earlier used warplanes to bomb …

Sudanese army, its rivals announce another cease-fire
1 year, 11 months ago

Sudanese army, its rivals announce another cease-fire

Deccan Chronicle  

Khartoum : Terrified Sudanese who have been trapped for days in their homes by fighting in the capital of Khartoum fled on Wednesday, hauling out whatever belongings they could carry and trying to get out of the city, as the military and its paramilitary rival made a new attempt at a 24-hour cease-fire after a failed truce the day before. …

No respite in Sudan as truce falls apart, rivals battle
1 year, 11 months ago

No respite in Sudan as truce falls apart, rivals battle

The Hindu  

Fighting between forces loyal to rival generals raged in Sudan for a fifth day on April 19 after an internationally brokered truce quickly fell apart. The director-general of the U.N.'s World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said at least 270 people have been killed and more than 2,600 wounded since fighting began Saturday, without offering a breakdown of civilians and combatants …

No respite in Sudan as truce falls apart, rivals battle
1 year, 11 months ago

No respite in Sudan as truce falls apart, rivals battle

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Sudan''s generals battle for 3rd day; death toll soars to 185
1 year, 11 months ago

Sudan''s generals battle for 3rd day; death toll soars to 185

Deccan Chronicle  

Khartoum: As explosions and gunfire thundered outside, Sudanese in the capital Khartoum and other cities huddled in their homes for a third day Monday, while the army and a powerful rival force battled in the streets for control of the country. “We couldn’t take them to a hospital or bury them.” In central Khartoum, sustained gunfire erupted and white smoke …

Sudan rival forces battle in capital Khartoum as UN fears little prospect for mediation
1 year, 11 months ago

Sudan rival forces battle in capital Khartoum as UN fears little prospect for mediation

ABC  

Sudan's battling factions have both claimed to have made gains as continued violence cut power and water in the capital. Key points: The deadly power struggle has derailed a shift to civilian rule and raised fears of a wider conflict For a second consecutive day fighting continued despite the promises of calm, according to reporters broadcasting from Khartoum The fighting …

Sudan's death toll rises to 97 in power struggle between RSF and armed forces
1 year, 11 months ago

Sudan's death toll rises to 97 in power struggle between RSF and armed forces

ABC  

At least 97 civilians have be killed and 365 injured since fighting started in Sudan over the weekend. Key points: Heavy fighting began Saturday in the capital of Khartoum Both sides signalled that they were unwilling to negotiate The death toll has grown from 56 to at least 97 The clashes are part of a power struggle between General Abdel-Fattah …

Dozens killed in Sudan as army, rival forces fight for power
1 year, 11 months ago

Dozens killed in Sudan as army, rival forces fight for power

Al Jazeera  

Fierce clashes erupt in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities, dealing a new blow to hopes for Sudan’s transition to democracy. General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, commander of Sudan’s military told Al Jazeera in a phone interview that RSF troops first “harassed” the military south of Khartoum, triggering the clashes. He also said all strategic facilities including the military’s headquarters and the …

Sudan security forces kill two anti-coup protesters, say medics
3 years, 2 months ago

Sudan security forces kill two anti-coup protesters, say medics

Al Jazeera  

The two were killed by live bullets in Omdurman as thousands marched towards the presidential palace in Khartoum. Sudanese security forces have killed two anti-coup protesters in Omdurman, twin city of the capital Khartoum, medics say, as thousands rally against the military. The fatalities came as security forces fired tear gas at thousands of protesters in Khartoum, televised images showed, …

Sudan forces seal Khartoum as opponents gear for new anti-coup rally
3 years, 2 months ago

Sudan forces seal Khartoum as opponents gear for new anti-coup rally

Hindustan Times  

Sudanese security forces deployed on Khartoum's streets Thursday, sealing the capital off from its suburbs and cutting mobile internet as opponents of the military government prepared to hold fresh protests. People march to the presidential palace, protesting against military rule following last month's coup in Khartoum, Sudan. Army, police and paramilitary patrols criss-crossed Khartoum's streets, while shipping containers blocked the …

Thousands of anti-coup protesters continue to march in Sudan
3 years, 4 months ago

Thousands of anti-coup protesters continue to march in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

Security forces opened fire on thousands of anti-coup protesters in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, killing at least 15 people, according to doctors. Wednesday’s was the highest daily death toll since the October 25 coup, which saw the military seize power, dissolving the transitional government and arresting dozens of officials and politicians. Security forces fired …

Three shot dead during nationwide protests against Sudan coup
3 years, 4 months ago

Three shot dead during nationwide protests against Sudan coup

Al Jazeera  

Military forces shot dead three people during nationwide protests in Sudan on Saturday, medics said, as tens of thousands of people demanded the restoration of a civilian-led government after a military coup. Sudan’s Central Doctors Committee said the three protesters were killed by troops in the capital Khartoum’s twin city of Omdurman during the nationwide protests after a military coup. …

Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok held in apparent coup; general declares emergency
3 years, 5 months ago

Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok held in apparent coup; general declares emergency

India TV News  

Sudan's leading general declared a state of emergency Monday, hours after his forces arrested the acting prime minister and disrupted the internet in an apparent coup as the country was nearing a planned transition to a civilian leadership. In a televised address, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan announced that he was dissolving the country's ruling Sovereign Council, as well as the government …

Sudan's military takes power in coup, arrests Prime Minister Hamdok
3 years, 5 months ago

Sudan's military takes power in coup, arrests Prime Minister Hamdok

The Hindu  

Sudan’s military seized power Monday, dissolving the transitional government hours after troops arrested the acting Prime Minister and other officials. “The Armed Forces will continue completing the democratic transition until the handover of the country’s leadership to a civilian, elected government,” he said. He added that the country's constitution would be rewritten and a legislative body would be formed with …

Thousands protest against arrests of civilian leaders in Sudan
3 years, 5 months ago

Thousands protest against arrests of civilian leaders in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

Military forces have arrested Sudan’s acting prime minister and senior government officials, disrupted internet access and blocked bridges in the capital, Khartoum, the country’s information ministry said, describing the actions as a coup. At one point, military forces stormed the offices of Sudan’s state-run television in Omdurman and detained a number of workers, the information ministry said. A failed coup …

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