Rights group urges probe into Darfur atrocities by Sudanese paramilitary forces battling the army
1 year, 8 months ago

Rights group urges probe into Darfur atrocities by Sudanese paramilitary forces battling the army

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A prominent rights group on Tuesday called for the International Criminal Court to investigate atrocities in Sudan’s volatile Darfur region, including what it says were “summary executions” of 28 non-Arab tribesmen by a Sudanese paramilitary force and allied Arab militias in May. Human Rights Watch said several thousand members of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and their allies rampaged through the Darfur town of Misterei, home to the non-Arab Massalit tribe, on May 28. “The mass killings of civilians and total destruction of the town of Misterei demonstrates the need for a stronger international response to the widening conflict,” said Jean Baptiste Gallopin, senior crisis and conflict researcher at Human Rights Watch. Speaking from the Zabout refugee camp in the Chadian border town of Goz Beida, Honnorat said financial support is urgently required to meet the growing needs of the refugees including dangerously malnourished children.

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At least 54 killed in airstrike blamed on miliary in Darfur
6 days, 17 hours ago

At least 54 killed in airstrike blamed on miliary in Darfur

The Hindu  

Aid groups in Sudan said Tuesday at least 54 people were killed in a military airstrike on a local market in the country's western region. Gen. Nabil Abdullah, a spokesman for the Sudanese military, said civilians had not been targeted, adding the allegations were “incorrect" and "are raised whenever our forces exercise their constitutional and legal right to deal with …

Hundreds killed in Sudan army airstrike as Darfur war rages on
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1 week ago

Hundreds killed in Sudan army airstrike as Darfur war rages on

Firstpost  

The war in Sudan has created the world’s largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis with over 30 million people needing aid this year, 16 million of them children trying to survive in dire conditions. Image- AFP Sudanese monitoring groups have leveled grave accusations against the national army, claiming it conducted one of the most devastating airstrikes in the country’s two-year …

Dozens killed in strike on market in Sudan’s North Darfur
1 week ago

Dozens killed in strike on market in Sudan’s North Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Local rights groups accuse military of carrying out attack as army spokesperson says civilians not targeted. Dozens of people have been killed in an air strike on a market in North Darfur in western Sudan, according to the United Nations and local rights groups. Emergency Lawyers, a pro-democracy network which has been documenting abuses by both sides in Sudan’s nearly …

Sudan: At least 45 killed in paramilitary attack in North Darfur
1 week, 2 days ago

Sudan: At least 45 killed in paramilitary attack in North Darfur

Firstpost  

The war, which has wrecked the capital and other urban cities, has claimed the lives of more than 28,000 people, forced millions more to flee their homes and left some families eating grass in a desperate attempt to survive as famine sweeps parts of the country. Image- AP A paramilitary attack killed at least 45 civilians in North Darfur’a al-Malha …

Sudan civil war: More than 700 killed in siege of Darfur’s al-Fashir, says UN rights chief
3 months, 1 week ago

Sudan civil war: More than 700 killed in siege of Darfur’s al-Fashir, says UN rights chief

Firstpost  

Sudan’s army and the RSF have been locked in conflict for more than 18 months, triggering a profound humanitarian crisis in which more than 12 million people have been driven from their homes and U.N. agencies have struggled to deliver relief. Al-Fashir, a key battleground between the RSF and the Sudanese army, remains a focal point in the fight for …

Sudan’s military fends off an attack by paramilitary forces on a major Darfur city
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan’s military fends off an attack by paramilitary forces on a major Darfur city

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s military and allied armed groups staved off an attack by a paramilitary group and Arab militias on a major city in the western region of Darfur, officials and residents said Saturday. The RSF and their allies launched the attack on el-Fasher’s eastern side early Friday and clashed with military forces and other armed groups defending the city, …

Sudan’s military fends off an attack by paramilitary forces on a major Darfur city
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan’s military fends off an attack by paramilitary forces on a major Darfur city

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 Sudan’s military and allied armed …

Sudanese paramilitary forces have carried out ethnic cleansing in Darfur, rights group says
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sudanese paramilitary forces have carried out ethnic cleansing in Darfur, rights group says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A leading rights group said on Thursday that attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces and their allied militias, which killed thousands in the western region of Darfur last year, constituted a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the area’s non-Arab population. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which has been fighting Sudan’s military for over a year, allied with armed militias …

Sudan’s paramilitary RSF accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Darfur
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sudan’s paramilitary RSF accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says ‘thousands’ killed in attacks last year targeting Masalit tribe and other non-Arab groups. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied militias killed “at least thousands of people” in West Darfur state, an international rights group has said, in what it called apparent “crimes against humanity” and “genocide”. In a report published on Thursday, Human Rights Watch …

UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack
11 months ago

UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, the United Nations said Friday, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city’s 800,000 inhabitants. At the same time, the U.N. said, the rival Sudanese Armed Forces “appear to be positioning themselves.” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres again called …

More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says
1 year, 4 months ago

More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Fighters from a paramilitary force and their allied Arab militias rampaged through a town in Sudan’s war-ravaged region of Darfur, reportedly killing more than 800 people in a multiday attack, doctors and the U.N. said. The attack on Ardamata in West Darfur province earlier this month was the latest in a series of atrocities in Darfur that marked …

Rights group and UN experts single out Sudanese paramilitary with accusations of sexual violence
1 year, 7 months ago

Rights group and UN experts single out Sudanese paramilitary with accusations of sexual violence

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A leading rights group and U.N. experts accused Sudan’s powerful paramilitary on Thursday of sexual violence and attacks on women in the restive western Darfur region as the African country entered its fifth month of conflict. Human Rights Watch said the paramilitary group apparently targeted women and girls in the western Darfur region of non-Arab ethnicity, as well …

Human Rights Watch urges US to stop atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur
1 year, 7 months ago

Human Rights Watch urges US to stop atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

The war in Sudan has been going on for more than 100 days, and Darfur is one of the worst hit areas of the country. A leading human rights group has urged the United States to stem “ongoing atrocities” in Sudan’s western region of Darfur as Washington holds the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in August. As evidence …

Sudan conflict brings new atrocities to Darfur as militias kill, rape, burn homes in rampages
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan conflict brings new atrocities to Darfur as militias kill, rape, burn homes in rampages

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Amna al-Nour narrowly escaped death twice. “They want to uproot us all.” Al-Nour and her three children now live in a school-turned-refugee housing inside Chad, among more than 260,000 Sudanese, mostly women and children, who have fled what survivors and rights groups say is a new explosion of atrocities in the large western region of Sudan. “This spiraling …

Sudan conflict brings new atrocities to Darfur as militias kill, rape, burn in rampages
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan conflict brings new atrocities to Darfur as militias kill, rape, burn in rampages

LA Times  

Refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan gather this month at the Zabout camp in Goz Beida, Chad. “They want to uproot us all.” Nour and her three children now live in a school-turned-refugee housing facility in Chad, among more than 260,000 Sudanese, mostly women and children, who have fled what survivors and rights groups say is a new explosion …

Sudanese paramilitary and militias accused of war crimes in West Darfur
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudanese paramilitary and militias accused of war crimes in West Darfur

CNN  

CNN — A new report from Human Rights Watch accuses the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied Arab militias of executing dozens of people, and “the total destruction” of a town in Sudan’s West Darfur state. “Since the conflict in Sudan broke out in April, some of the worst atrocities have been in West Darfur,” HRW senior crisis and conflict …

Fighting surges in Khartoum as Sudan war enters 11th week
1 year, 9 months ago

Fighting surges in Khartoum as Sudan war enters 11th week

Al Jazeera  

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces says it has seized the headquarters of a heavily armed police unit in southern Khartoum. Clashes, artillery fire and air raids surged in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, witnesses said, as a war between rival military factions that has displaced 2.5 million people and caused a humanitarian crisis entered its 11th week. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …

Sudanese official urges investigation into violence in Darfur, saying it’s a return to past genocide
1 year, 9 months ago

Sudanese official urges investigation into violence in Darfur, saying it’s a return to past genocide

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The governor of Darfur on Tuesday called for an international investigation into violence against residents of the region, which has experienced some of the worst fighting in Sudan’s ongoing conflict, saying it’s a return to past genocide. Mini Arko Minawi urged the U.N. Security Council to allow the International Criminal Court to probe “crimes and assassinations” that took …

Sudan doctors: At least 100 killed in Darfur clashes
1 year, 10 months ago

Sudan doctors: At least 100 killed in Darfur clashes

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Clashes that erupted last month between armed fighters in a city in Sudan’s restive Darfur region killed at least 100 people, according to Sudan’s Doctors Syndicate. A statement issued by the Saudi foreign ministry on Monday said the negotiations between delegations from the country’s military, on one side, and on the other the powerful paramilitary, the Rapid Support …

Sudan’s army and rival force battle, killing at least 27
1 year, 11 months ago

Sudan’s army and rival force battle, killing at least 27

LA Times  

Fierce clashes between Sudan’s military and the country’s powerful paramilitary erupted in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the nation after weeks of escalating tensions. As night fell, residents said they still heard the sounds of gunfire, explosions and jets flying overhead, in different parts of Khartoum, including around the military’s headquarters and other bases. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, commander of …

Sudan: West Darfur clashes leave 200 dead
2 years, 11 months ago

Sudan: West Darfur clashes leave 200 dead

The Hindu  

Clashes in West Darfur left at least 200 people dead and over a hundred injured, local authorities said on April 27. "This massive crime left around 201 killed and 103 wounded" on April 24 alone, said West Darfur governor Khamees Abkar in a video published late Tuesday. U.N. Human Rights Chief calls for investigation The U.N. human rights chief Michelle …

Why did tribal clashes kill over 200 in Darfur and how is it linked to Sudan’s ethnic conflict?
2 years, 11 months ago

Why did tribal clashes kill over 200 in Darfur and how is it linked to Sudan’s ethnic conflict?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Violent clashes on Sunday, April 24, left more than 200 people dead and 103 injured in the West Darfur province of Sudan, the region’s provincial Governor, Khamis Abdullah Abakar, said on Tuesday, April 26. Most of the deaths took place in Kreinik town in Darfur, which was stormed by a large group of heavily armed individuals, …

Sudanese army in Darfur assault
17 years, 1 month ago

Sudanese army in Darfur assault

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 The Sudanese army began an …

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