Sudan’s top army general accuses rival paramilitary of war crimes in televised speech
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan’s top army general accuses rival paramilitary of war crimes in televised speech

Associated Press  

CAIRO — In a rare televised speech Monday, the head of Sudan’s military accused the rival paramilitary force of committing war crimes in the northeast African country’s brutal ongoing conflict. “How can you bring about democracy by committing war crimes?” he said, in a speech celebrating Sudan’s annual armed forces day. In Darfur, the scene of genocidal war in the early 2000s, the conflict has involved ethnic violence, with the RSF and allied Arab militias targeting African communities in the western region, U.N. officials say. The Darfur Bar Association, a Sudanese legal group focusing on human rights in the western Darfur region, said at least five civilians died in crossfire during intense clashes between the military and the RSF in Nyala, South Darfur’s capital, on Friday.

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Sudan army allies intentionally targeting civilians: HRW
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Sudan army allies intentionally targeting civilians: HRW

Al Jazeera  

A new report by Human Rights Watch says SAF-allied groups committed acts that may amount to war crimes. Armed groups fighting alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces have been intentionally targeting civilians, an international NGO on human rights says. In a report released on Tuesday, Human Rights Watch said forces aligned with the military government have attacked villagers in central Sudan …

Sudan’s RSF, accused of genocide, signs charter to form rival government
1 month ago

Sudan’s RSF, accused of genocide, signs charter to form rival government

Al Jazeera  

The signatories said they would establish a government of ‘peace and unity’ despite concerns from human rights groups and the international community. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, accused of carrying out crimes against humanity as it fights the country’s army in a 20-month war, has signed a charter with allied political and armed groups to establish a “government of peace …

Sudan paramilitaries kill hundreds in White Nile villages: NGO
1 month ago

Sudan paramilitaries kill hundreds in White Nile villages: NGO

Al Jazeera  

Rebel RSF forces reportedly carried out ‘field executions’ and shot at people trying to flee across the Nile. The attacks on villages near the town of al-Gitaina by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed more than 200 people, Emergency Lawyers, a group tracking rights violations in the 21-month war between the Sudanese army and the RSF, said on Tuesday. Sudan’s …

UN says Sudan war turning 'more dangerous' for civilians after Al-Jazira attacks
2 months ago

UN says Sudan war turning 'more dangerous' for civilians after Al-Jazira attacks

New Indian Express  

The United Nations human rights chief warned Friday that the war in Sudan is becoming "more dangerous" for civilians, following reports from rights groups of army-allied militias carrying out ethnic-based attacks on minorities in Al-Jazira state. The "Sudan conflict taking more dangerous turn for civilians," UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk said on social media platform X, adding that "there …

Sudan civil war: US determines Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group committed genocide
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan civil war: US determines Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group committed genocide

CNN  

CNN — Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have committed genocide over the course of the more than year-long civil war in Sudan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. In a statement Tuesday, Blinken said the RSF and its allied militias “have continued to direct attacks against civilians,” have “systematically murdered men and boys—even infants—on an ethnic basis, and …

HRW accuses Sudan paramilitaries of widespread sexual violence
3 months, 1 week ago

HRW accuses Sudan paramilitaries of widespread sexual violence

New Indian Express  

NAIROBI: Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied militias, at war with the army, of committing widespread sexual violence in southern Sudan. It is the latest such report by international monitors alleging sexual violence during Sudan's 20-month war which has led to what the United States called the world's worst humanitarian crisis. In its …

Sudan's warring forces are escalating attacks and outsiders are 'fueling the fire,' Guterres says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sudan's warring forces are escalating attacks and outsiders are 'fueling the fire,' Guterres says

The Independent  

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Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace
6 months, 1 week ago

Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday of providing weapons to its rival paramilitary force and prolonging the 17-month war. Sudanese Ambassador Al-Harith Mohamed accused the UAE of providing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, known as the RAF, with heavy weapons, missiles and ammunition – and of “profiting from this war through the illegal …

Paramilitaries gang rape girls as young as nine in Sudan, report warns
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paramilitaries gang rape girls as young as nine in Sudan, report warns

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Research by Human Rights Watch warned the group has perpetrated sexual violence against women, including rape, …

Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan's conflict, calls for international protection
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan's conflict, calls for international protection

Hindustan Times  

CAIRO — Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the paramilitary group fighting against the military in Sudan's civil war of rampant sexual violence against women, including gang rape and forced marriages of girls. Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan's conflict, calls for international protection The group, in a report released Monday, called for the United Nations and …

Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan’s conflict, calls for international protection
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan’s conflict, calls for international protection

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the paramilitary group fighting against the military in Sudan’s civil war of rampant sexual violence against women, including gang rape and forced marriages of girls. “The Rapid Support Forces have raped, gang raped, and forced into marriage countless women and girls in residential areas in Sudan’s capital,” said Laetitia Bader, deputy Africa …

Sudan’s army chief says many countries ‘turn a blind eye’ to RSF crimes
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan’s army chief says many countries ‘turn a blind eye’ to RSF crimes

Al Jazeera  

Sudan army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said “many countries remain silent and turn a blind eye” to crimes allegedly committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the country’s more-than-year-long civil war. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera in Port Sudan, al-Burhan said, “Many countries remain silent and turn a blind eye to the crimes being committed …

Civil war in Sudan takes centre stage at UN
9 months ago

Civil war in Sudan takes centre stage at UN

Al Jazeera  

Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of arming a paramilitary force in the country’s 14-month civil war, prompting a clash at the United Nations Security Council. Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed, Sudan’s UN ambassador, accused the UAE late on Tuesday of arming the Rapid Support Forces, which has been fighting Sudan’s army since April 2023 and faces accusations of ethnic …

Sudanese paramilitary forces have carried out ethnic cleansing in Darfur, rights group says
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Captured children 'piled up and shot': Shocking details emerge of atrocity carried out amid ethnic cleansing in Sudan
10 months, 1 week ago

Captured children 'piled up and shot': Shocking details emerge of atrocity carried out amid ethnic cleansing in Sudan

Daily Mail  

Eyewitness testimonies describing how screaming children were piled up and shot amid a genocidal campaign by paramilitary forces in Sudan have emerged as part of a horrifying Human Rights Watch report published today. Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, along with allied militias, have been widely accused of ethnic cleansing and committing crimes against humanity since war between the RSF and …

US urges countries supplying weapons to Sudan’s warring parties to stop, warning of a new genocide
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US urges countries supplying weapons to Sudan’s warring parties to stop, warning of a new genocide

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States on Monday implored all countries supplying weapons to Sudan’s warring parties to halt arms sales, warning that history in the vast western Darfur region where there was a genocide 20 years ago “is repeating itself.” U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters after an emergency closed meeting of the U.N. Security Council that El Fasher, …

Sudan’s horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says
11 months ago

Sudan’s horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The year-old war in Sudan between rival generals vying for power has sparked “a crisis of epic proportions” fueled by weapons from foreign supporters who continue to flout U.N. sanctions aimed at helping end the conflict, the U.N. political chief said Friday. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, chair of the African Union panel on Sudan and high representative for …

Sudan's horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says
11 months ago

Sudan's horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says

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 year-old war in Sudan …

UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes
1 year ago

UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes while taking control of much of western Darfur that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, United Nations experts said in a new report. The panel of experts said Darfur is experiencing “its worst violence since …

Rape and sexual violence in Sudan's ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says
1 year ago

Rape and sexual violence in Sudan's ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says

The Independent  

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Rape and sexual violence in Sudan’s ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says
1 year ago

Rape and sexual violence in Sudan’s ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office said in a new report Friday that scores of people, including children, have been subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence in the ongoinng conflict in Sudan, assaults that may amount to war crimes. “Some of these violations would amount to war crimes,” said U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk, calling …

Sudan’s army chief al-Burhan says ‘no reconciliation’ with paramilitary RSF
1 year, 2 months ago

Sudan’s army chief al-Burhan says ‘no reconciliation’ with paramilitary RSF

Al Jazeera  

Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has promised to continue a nine-month war between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, rejecting the latest peace efforts. RSF head Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo agreed earlier this week to a ceasefire proposed by civilian groups, contingent on the military also agreeing. ‘Coward’ With the RSF appearing to gain the upper hand …

Sudan’s generals agree to meet in effort to end their devastating war, a regional bloc says
1 year, 3 months ago

Sudan’s generals agree to meet in effort to end their devastating war, a regional bloc says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s warring generals agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting as part of efforts to establish a cease-fire and initiate political talks to end the country’s devastating war, an African regional bloc said Sunday. In a meeting of the leaders of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, a grouping of East African countries, both Sudanese generals agreed to “an unconditional …

US declares warring factions in Sudan have committed war crimes
1 year, 3 months ago

US declares warring factions in Sudan have committed war crimes

Al Jazeera  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the military and rival paramilitary RSF to ‘stop this conflict now’. The United States has determined that warring factions in Sudan have committed war crimes, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, as Washington increases pressure on the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to end fighting that has caused a humanitarian crisis. …

Sudan’s military leader warns the war in his country could spread beyond its borders
1 year, 6 months ago

Sudan’s military leader warns the war in his country could spread beyond its borders

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — The war in Sudan could spread beyond the northeast African country’s borders if it is not stopped, Sudan’s army chief told the United Nations General Assembly, while urging world leaders to designate the rival paramilitary force as a terrorist group. This is like the spark of war, a war that will spill over to other countries in …

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 …

Sudan’s military leader accuses rival of committing war crimes
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan’s military leader accuses rival of committing war crimes

Al Jazeera  

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan makes the accusation as fighting rages in Sudan, particularly in Khartoum and Darfur. In a rare televised speech, the head of Sudan’s military has accused a rival paramilitary force of committing war crimes as both sides appear no closer to finding a resolution. “How can you bring about democracy by committing war crimes?” he said in a …

Rights group reports war crimes in Sudan, including deliberate attacks on civilians, sexual assault
1 year, 7 months ago

Rights group reports war crimes in Sudan, including deliberate attacks on civilians, sexual assault

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s warring parties have committed extensive war crimes in the ongoing conflict, including deliberate killings of civilians and sexual assault, a leading rights group said Thursday. The report said the RSF abducted 24 women and girls - as young as 12- and held them “for several days during which they were raped by several RSF members.” Rovera said …

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 …

Sudan’s top army general formally fires rival paramilitary leader as his deputy in symbolic gesture
1 year, 10 months ago

Sudan’s top army general formally fires rival paramilitary leader as his deputy in symbolic gesture

Associated Press  

CAIRO — In a symbolic gesture, Sudan’s top army general on Friday fired a paramilitary leader — his former ally turned deadly rival — as the deputy of the country’s governing body, state media reported. In South Darfur’s regional capital of Nyala, intense fighting between the army and RSF forces flared up Thursday killing at least 18 civillians, the Darfur …

Sudan's top army general formally fires rival paramilitary leader as his deputy in symbolic gesture
1 year, 10 months ago

Sudan's top army general formally fires rival paramilitary leader as his deputy in symbolic gesture

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 In a symbolic gesture, Sudan's …

Sudan military chief freezes bank accounts of rival armed group in battle for control of the nation
1 year, 10 months ago

Sudan military chief freezes bank accounts of rival armed group in battle for control of the nation

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s military chief ordered the freezing of all bank accounts belonging to a rival paramilitary force, the latest step in a fight for control of the resource-rich nation. A two-day outbreak of fighting in Geneina, the capital of West Darfur province, killed scores of people last week, said the Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate, a group that tracks civilian casualties. …

Sudan rivals attempt another truce as civilians flee unrest
1 year, 11 months ago

Sudan rivals attempt another truce as civilians flee unrest

Associated Press  

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s rival generals on Wednesday made a new attempt at a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire after a failed truce the night before. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called for both sides to adhere to the truce, “renounce violence and return to negotiations.” She said the army and the RSF “are responsible for ensuring the protections of civilians …

Fighting in Sudan: What we know so far
1 year, 11 months ago

Fighting in Sudan: What we know so far

Al Jazeera  

Fighting between the army and a paramilitary force rages for a second day as the international community calls for a ceasefire. “It’s not clear who is in control of the Palace, and there are battles over the state television.” “Fighter jets were witnessed in several districts, seeming to target RSF locations using air strikes,” she said. “We can see plumes …

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 …

Abuses by South Sudan govt amounts to ‘war crimes’: UN
3 years ago

Abuses by South Sudan govt amounts to ‘war crimes’: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN human rights body highlights names of 142 individuals who warrant an investigation for a ‘range of crimes’ under international law. Members of South Sudan’s government committed human rights violations “amounting to war crimes” in the country’s southwest, the UN has said, including for abuses against children. The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan released a new report …

‘They won’t break us’: Sudanese protesters decry sexual attacks
3 years, 3 months ago

‘They won’t break us’: Sudanese protesters decry sexual attacks

Al Jazeera  

Women take to streets to condemn sexual violence, after the UN said it had documented 13 instances of rape and gang rape during recent protests. Khartoum, Sudan – Hundreds of women have taken to the streets in and around Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, to protest against sexual violence and harassment, including alleged rape by security forces during a pro-democracy protest. The …

Sudan protesters mark second anniversary of army sit-in crackdown
3 years, 9 months ago

Sudan protesters mark second anniversary of army sit-in crackdown

Al Jazeera  

The 2019 raid on a protest camp in Khartoum killed at least 128 people, according to activists, with families of victims still calling for justice. Thousands of Sudanese have rallied in Khartoum on the second anniversary of a bloody crackdown by security forces on a large pro-democracy sit-in in the capital, demanding justice for dozens of people killed. Protest organisers, …

Short on supplies, South Sudan rebels fight on against government forces
7 years, 6 months ago

Short on supplies, South Sudan rebels fight on against government forces

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Before the South Sudanese rebels attacked the town of Kaya, they …

South Sudan army crushed civilians under tanks: HRW
9 years, 8 months ago

South Sudan army crushed civilians under tanks: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Report by rights group accuses government troops of committing war crimes in rebel-held parts of the Unity State. South Sudan’s government forces and armed groups allied to it have carried out a series of horrific killings, rapes, including burning civilians alive and crushing others under tanks, in devastating violence in the Unity State since May, Human Rights Watch has said. …

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