Sudanese paramilitary and militias accused of war crimes in West Darfur
1 year, 5 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 researcher Jean-Baptiste Gallopin said. “The accounts of those who survived recent attacks in West Darfur echo the horror, devastation, and despair of Darfur 20 years ago,” Gallopin said, “The ICC Prosecutor should investigate these heinous abuses, while Sudan’s international and regional partners should sanction RSF and Arab militia leaders responsible for these attacks.” West Darfur has been described as the epicenter of violence in Sudan’s vast Darfur region. In a recent report, the Dar Masalit sultanate, the traditional leaders representing the largest ethnic group in West Darfur, said dozens of civilians were killed on May 28 and 29 in Misterei, displacing “the entire population of the region to Chad”.

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45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army
1 week, 5 days ago

45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-13 20:11 KHARTOUM - At least 45 civilians were killed and 28 others injured in an artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on residential neighborhoods and displacement camps in western Sudan, the Sudanese army said Friday. "Neighborhoods and camps in El Fasher city witnessed a significant massacre yesterday, as a result of deliberate shelling by …

45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army
1 week, 5 days ago

45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-13 20:11 KHARTOUM - At least 45 civilians were killed and 28 others injured in an artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on residential neighborhoods and displacement camps in western Sudan, the Sudanese army said Friday. "Neighborhoods and camps in El Fasher city witnessed a significant massacre yesterday, as a result of deliberate shelling by …

Dozens of civilians killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan
2 weeks ago

Dozens of civilians killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

More people killed in North Darfur and Greater Khartoum attacks as fighting between the army and the RSF turns bloodier. Dozens of people have been killed over two days in Sudan as fighting between the army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces intensifies, according to officials, activists and rights groups. On Monday, an air attack on a busy market …

40 killed in central Sudan paramilitary attack on village: Medic
1 month ago

40 killed in central Sudan paramilitary attack on village: Medic

Deccan Chronicle  

Port Sudan: An attack by paramilitary forces that began Tuesday evening has left 40 people dead, a medic told AFP from a central Sudan village, following a month of escalating violence in Al-Jazira state. “All 40 people suffered direct gunshot wounds,” the medic said from Wad Rawah Hospital, just north of Wad Oshaib village, requesting anonymity for their own protection …

US sanctions Sudanese paramilitary commander for his role in West Darfur violence
1 month, 1 week ago

US sanctions Sudanese paramilitary commander for his role in West Darfur violence

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The United States has sanctioned a commander of Sudan’s paramilitary forces, saying he played a leading role in the ongoing violence against civilians in West Darfur. The U.S. Department of Treasury said in a statement on Tuesday that Abdel Rahman Juma Barakallah led the Rapid Support Forces campaign in West Darfur, committing human rights abuses against civilians, including …

US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur
1 month, 1 week ago

US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla is accused of leading a campaign marred by sexual and ethnically motivated violence. The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla, whom it says is responsible for human rights abuses in West Darfur. The US Department of the Treasury outlined a series of sanctions against the commander, head of the Rapid Support Forces’ …

Sudan's warring forces are escalating attacks and outsiders are 'fueling the fire,' Guterres says
1 month, 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 War: A Living Nightmare for Millions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sudan War: A Living Nightmare for Millions

Al Jazeera  

The war in Sudan has displaced over 14 million people and is creating a world's largest displacement crisis this year. The civil conflict has created a living nightmare for millions, with hunger, disease and sexual violence rampant. The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director-General Amy Pope described the situation in the war-torn African country as 'catastrophic'. The war has …

Dozens killed in Sudan's Gezira as aid groups raise alarm
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Dozens killed in Sudan's Gezira as aid groups raise alarm

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of civilians have been killed and thousands displaced in Sudan's Gezira state after several days of attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF attacked several villages and towns in the east-central state of Gezira, looting and vandalising public and private properties, and leaving dozens dead.

Deadly Attack by Sudanese Paramilitary Group on Village near Khartoum, Sudan Leaves 124 Dead
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Deadly Attack by Sudanese Paramilitary Group on Village near Khartoum, Sudan Leaves 124 Dead

CNN  

At least 124 people were killed in an attack by the Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village south of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Friday. The attack follows the defection of the RSF commander in Al-Jazirah, the region where the massacre allegedly took place. The true number of victims may be significantly higher, with over 200 …

US sanctions a leader of Sudan's paramilitary group for fueling a brutal war
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US sanctions a leader of Sudan's paramilitary group for fueling a brutal war

The Independent  

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Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace
3 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 …

Sudan’s paramilitary fighters killed 85 people in an attack on a central village, residents say
4 months, 1 week ago

Sudan’s paramilitary fighters killed 85 people in an attack on a central village, residents say

LA Times  

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan has been repeatedly accused of massacres, rapes and other violations across the country since a war started in April 2023. Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary group rampaged through a central village, burning and looting and killing at least 85 people, including women and children, according to authorities and residents, the latest atrocity in the …

Global community needs to do more to end RSF atrocities in Sudan
5 months ago

Global community needs to do more to end RSF atrocities in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

It appears most of the West has forgotten that the RSF is essentially an upgraded version of the Janjaweed militias infamous for genocide and ethnic cleansing. True, the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2736, adopted on June 13, 2024, which demands the RSF halt its siege of el-Fasher in North Darfur region and end fighting in the area, is significant. …

Sudan’s army chief says many countries ‘turn a blind eye’ to RSF crimes
5 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
6 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 …

Sudan’s army repels major assault on el-Fasher; kills RSF commander
6 months, 1 week ago

Sudan’s army repels major assault on el-Fasher; kills RSF commander

Al Jazeera  

The war has created the worst humanitarian situation in the world with an estimated 756,000 people in Sudan facing ‘catastrophic food shortages’ by September. Sudan’s Armed Forces “aborted the attack and inflicted huge losses” with “hundreds” of dead and wounded in the failed RSF assault, it said in a statement. The conflict in Sudan broke out in April 2023 between …

UN adopts a resolution demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of a Darfur city
6 months, 1 week ago

UN adopts a resolution demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of a Darfur city

The Independent  

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ICC prosecutor appeals for evidence of atrocities in Sudan after rebels attack hospital in Darfur
6 months, 1 week ago

ICC prosecutor appeals for evidence of atrocities in Sudan after rebels attack hospital in Darfur

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor appealed Tuesday for information and evidence of atrocities in Sudan, saying his ongoing investigation “seems to disclose an organized, systematic and a profound attack on human dignity.” ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan released a video statement in the aftermath of an attack Sunday by the notorious Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group …

Sudan paramilitary group loots a main Darfur hospital, says aid group
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan paramilitary group loots a main Darfur hospital, says aid group

The Hindu  

The notorious Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, fighting Sudan’s military for over a year, fired shots and looted a main hospital in the western region of Darfur, forcing its closure, an international aid group said. The RSF, attacked the South Hospital in al-Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur province on Sunday, opening fire on medical staff and patients, Doctors …

Sudan's notorious paramilitary group loots a Darfur hospital, aid group says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan's notorious paramilitary group loots a Darfur hospital, aid group says

Hindustan Times  

CAIRO — The notorious Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, fighting Sudan’s military for over a year, fired shots and looted a health facility in the western region of Darfur, forcing its closure, an international aid group said. Sudan's notorious paramilitary group loots a Darfur hospital, aid group says The RSF, attacked the South Hospital in al-Fasher, the capital city of …

Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group loots a main Darfur hospital, aid group says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group loots a main Darfur hospital, aid group says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The notorious Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, fighting Sudan’s military for over a year, fired shots and looted a main hospital in the western region of Darfur, forcing its closure, an international aid group said. The RSF attacked the South Hospital in al-Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur province on Sunday, opening fire on medical staff and …

Sudan paramilitary RSF targets last operating hospital in Darfur
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan paramilitary RSF targets last operating hospital in Darfur

Al Jazeera  

The armed group fired on and looted the last operating hospital in western Darfur, forcing it to close. The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary in Sudan has attacked the last operating hospital in the Darfur region, an international aid group said. Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, reported late on Sunday that the RSF had attacked the South …

Sudanese RSF paramilitaries clash with the army, leaving at least 100 people dead
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudanese RSF paramilitaries clash with the army, leaving at least 100 people dead

The Hindu  

At least 100 people were killed, and dozens were injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a village in Gezira province in Sudan on Wednesday, officials said. A grassroots group set up to protect residents in Wad Madani, the capital city of Gezira, said late Wednesday on social media that the paramilitary force, which has been fighting the Sudanese …

Sudanese RSF paramilitaries clash with the army, leaving at least 100 people dead
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudanese RSF paramilitaries clash with the army, leaving at least 100 people dead

Associated Press  

CAIRO — At least 100 people were killed, and dozens were injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a village in Gezira province in Sudan on Wednesday, officials said. Women, children, and the elderly were among the victims in the RSF attacks on Wad al-Noura village in Gezira, Mini Arko Minawi, the governor of Darfur province, said on X, …

Sudan: Villagers flee in terror as 150 killed in rebel attack
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan: Villagers flee in terror as 150 killed in rebel attack

CNN  

CNN — At least 150 people were killed and 200 injured in an attack by rebel forces in Sudan, local officials and witnesses said, in the latest atrocity in the year-long war that has displaced more than 7 million people. Eyewitnesses told CNN Thursday how fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces descended upon Wad al-Nour village in the central …

47 killed in Sudan's el-Fasher region as conflict rages
6 months, 4 weeks ago

47 killed in Sudan's el-Fasher region as conflict rages

New Indian Express  

War in Sudan erupted in mid-April last year when a simmering feud between the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into violence, Al Jazeera reported. Fighting between the army, headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, since last April has killed tens of …

The new cycle of atrocities in Darfur must be stopped
7 months ago

The new cycle of atrocities in Darfur must be stopped

Al Jazeera  

For months now, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, an independent military force, together with allied armed groups, have been besieging the city of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. RSF forces and affiliated armed groups have already killed thousands of mostly Massalit people in el-Geneina, West Darfur, and surrounding areas, forcing more than half a million people, mostly Massalit, to flee …

US sanctions two RSF commanders as fighting escalates in Sudan’s Darfur
7 months, 1 week ago

US sanctions two RSF commanders as fighting escalates in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

UN officials and rights groups warn hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk amid heavy fighting in el-Fasher. The United States has imposed sanctions against two commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, as rights groups and the United Nations warn that deadly violence in the North Darfur region is escalating. The US Department of the Treasury said on …

Fires used as weapon of war in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages last month, study says
7 months, 1 week ago

Fires used as weapon of war in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages last month, study says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Fires resulting from the fighting in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages and settlements last month, a U.K.-based rights group said Monday, highlighting the use of fire as a weapon of war in the conflict in the African country. The number also brings to 201 the total number of fires in Sudan since fighting broke out between Sudan’s …

Sudan’s military fends off an attack by paramilitary forces on a major Darfur city
7 months, 1 week 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, …

Children ‘piled up and shot’ in Sudan as UN envoy says world cannot ignore this ‘silent war and famine’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Children ‘piled up and shot’ in Sudan as UN envoy says world cannot ignore this ‘silent war and famine’

The Independent  

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Sudanese paramilitary forces have carried out ethnic cleansing in Darfur, rights group says
7 months, 2 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
7 months, 2 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 …

Armed groups committing atrocities in Mali: HRW
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Armed groups committing atrocities in Mali: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Mali is plagued by armed groups, making swaths of territory ungovernable. Al-Qaeda-linked and warring ethnically-based armed groups are committing atrocities in Mali, Human Rights Watch reports. “Islamist armed groups and ethnic militias are brutally attacking civilians without fear of prosecution,” said Ilaria Allegrozzi, senior Sahel researcher at HRW. Mali along with its neighbours Burkina Faso and Niger, where armed groups …

The UN warns Sudan’s warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn’t allowed in
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The UN warns Sudan’s warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn’t allowed in

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region. Leni Kinzli, the World Food Program’s regional spokesperson, said at least 1.7 million people in Darfur were experiencing emergency …

US urges countries supplying weapons to Sudan’s warring parties to stop, warning of a new genocide
7 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, …

UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack
7 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Sudan war could lead to more ethnic killings in volatile Darfur region
8 months ago

Sudan war could lead to more ethnic killings in volatile Darfur region

Al Jazeera  

Proximity to Chad means violence in North Darfur between the RSF and Sudan’s army could easily spread. Sudan’s civil war between its army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces could very well trigger a conflict in North Darfur that has impacts beyond Sudan’s borders, according to residents, aid workers and experts. Last week, tensions soared after the Joint Force of …

Sudan’s horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says
8 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 …

‘Crimes against humanity’ may have been committed in Sudan, says UN chief
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Crimes against humanity’ may have been committed in Sudan, says UN chief

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres says war is being waged on the Sudanese people, warns of escalating unrest in el-Fasher in the western Darfur region. Indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Sudan could constitute “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, one year after war erupted between rival generals in the East African country. The United Nations has said …

Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Britain has circulated a draft U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in conflict-wracked Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins soon. The draft, obtained late Wednesday by The Associated Press, expresses “grave concern over the spreading violence and the catastrophic and deteriorating humanitarian situation, including crisis levels of acute food …

UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the ‘horrible’ war in Sudan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the ‘horrible’ war in Sudan

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief on Thursday urged the international community to mobilize and do everything possible to stop the war in Sudan, saying “what is happening is horrible.” Secretary-General António Guterres said there is no military solution to the conflict between forces supporting rival generals that began in mid-April 2023, and he stressed that continued fighting “will …

UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the 'horrible' war in Sudan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the 'horrible' war in Sudan

The Independent  

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Sudan’s army chief al-Burhan says ‘no reconciliation’ with paramilitary RSF
11 months, 2 weeks 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 armed conflict: Almost 3 lakh Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized Wad Madani, says UN
1 year ago

Sudan armed conflict: Almost 3 lakh Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized Wad Madani, says UN

Firstpost  

The conflict in Sudan has wrecked the country and killed up to 9,000 people as of October, according to the United Nations. Fighting between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group has resulted in the displacement of up to 300,000 people in Jazeera province, previously a sanctuary for families affected by the country’s devastating conflict, the UN said on Thursday. …

US finds both sides in Sudan conflict have committed atrocities in Darfur
1 year ago

US finds both sides in Sudan conflict have committed atrocities in Darfur

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Wednesday it has determined that both sides in the ongoing conflict in Sudan have committed atrocities in the African nation’s western region of Darfur and elsewhere, saying the fighting “has caused grievous human suffering.” The State Department said the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces are responsible for either war crimes or …

US declares warring factions in Sudan have committed war crimes
1 year 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. …

Fears of all-out ethnic war rise in Sudan’s Darfur
1 year, 1 month ago

Fears of all-out ethnic war rise in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Doha, Qatar – The next major battle in Sudan’s civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces could spiral into all-out ethnic violence that puts entire communities at risk, residents, experts and aid groups told Al Jazeera. Over the last week, the Joint Protection Forces – five mostly non-Arab armed groups – deployed hundreds of reinforcements about …

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