Sudan bombardments: At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days
1 month ago

Sudan bombardments: At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days

CNN  

Reuters — At least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said. More than eight barrel bombs hit the market in the North Darfur town of Kabkabiya on Monday, the pro-democracy Al-Fashir Resistance Committee said. Khartoum State Government via Reuters An image shared by Emergency Lawyers showed shrouded bodies in a mass grave. Famine has been declared in Zamzam camp in North Darfur, where shelling on Tuesday killed seven people, according to Adam Rojal, spokesperson of the Coordinating Committee for Displaced People.

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More than 700 killed in siege of Sudan’s el-Fasher, UN says
3 weeks, 6 days ago

More than 700 killed in siege of Sudan’s el-Fasher, UN says

Al Jazeera  

UN report finds at least 782 civilians killed since May ‘amid regular and intensive shelling’ of the North Darfur city. More than 700 people have been killed in el-Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur state since May, the United Nations human rights chief has said, imploring the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to halt a siege of the city. The siege and …

Sudan bombardments: At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days
1 month ago

Sudan bombardments: At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days

CNN  

Reuters — At least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said. More than eight barrel bombs hit the market in the North Darfur town of Kabkabiya on Monday, the pro-democracy Al-Fashir Resistance Committee said. Khartoum State Government via Reuters An image shared by …

Dozens of civilians killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan
1 month 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 …

Sudan war death toll much higher than previously recorded, new study finds
2 months ago

Sudan war death toll much higher than previously recorded, new study finds

Al Jazeera  

Researchers estimate 60,000 deaths in Khartoum state in war’s first 14 months, far higher than other assessments. The number of people dying due to the war in Sudan is likely far higher than previous estimates, according to a new study. ‘New phase of brutality’ Sudan’s war broke out in April 2023 amid a power struggle between Sudan’s army and the …

Deadly Attack by Sudanese Paramilitary Group on Village near Khartoum, Sudan Leaves 124 Dead
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2 months, 3 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 …

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

Aid group says over 100 people killed in 2 weeks of fighting in a Sudanese city
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Aid group says over 100 people killed in 2 weeks of fighting in a Sudanese city

Associated Press  

CAIRO — More than two weeks of fighting between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group over a major city in the western Darfur region killed at least 123 people, an international aid group said Sunday. “We urge the warring parties to do more to protect civilians.” Clashes between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces escalated earlier this …

‘Corpses on streets’: Sudan’s RSF kills 1,300 in Darfur, monitors say
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Corpses on streets’: Sudan’s RSF kills 1,300 in Darfur, monitors say

Al Jazeera  

The mass killing might be the largest in the civil war that erupted in April, based on reports from monitors. “There were so many corpses in the streets.” The latest atrocities are part of a wider campaign by the RSF and its allied militias to eradicate the non-Arab Masalit tribe from West Darfur, according to activists and survivors. There is …

Drone attack kills at least 40 in Sudan’s capital as rival troops battle, volunteers say
1 year, 4 months ago

Drone attack kills at least 40 in Sudan’s capital as rival troops battle, volunteers say

ABC  

At least 40 civilians have been killed and dozens injured in an air strike by the army on a market in southern Khartoum, according to a local volunteer group, marking the largest single-incident death toll since the war in Sudan began in April. Key points: Drones carried out a series of heavy air strikes on Sunday morning on southern Khartoum …

A drone attack on an open market has killed at least 43 people in Sudan as rival troops battle
1 year, 4 months ago

A drone attack on an open market has killed at least 43 people in Sudan as rival troops battle

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A drone attack Sunday on an open market south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killed at least 43 people, activists and a medical group said, as the military and a powerful rival paramilitary group battle for control of the country. More than 55 others were wounded in the attack in Khartoum’s May neighborhood, where paramilitary forces battling the military …

Sudan: A drone attack kills at least 30 in Khartoum as rival troops battle
1 year, 4 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 …

At least 25 civilians killed in 48 hours in Sudan: activists, medic
1 year, 4 months ago

At least 25 civilians killed in 48 hours in Sudan: activists, medic

The Hindu  

Five civilians were killed by bombs that "fell on their homes" in Khartoum, a Sudanese medical source told AFP, a day after an air strike in the city's south killed at least 20 civilians. "The death toll from the aerial bombardment" in southern Khartoum late Saturday "has risen to 20 civilian fatalities", according to a statement from the neighbourhood's resistance …

Volunteers in Sudan risk being hit by stray bullets to bury the dead
1 year, 4 months ago

Volunteers in Sudan risk being hit by stray bullets to bury the dead

ABC  

Each time the call comes in, the team moves quickly. "It's emotionally very difficult," said Afrah Mohammed, a volunteer with the Sudanese Red Crescent, which has buried more than 180 bodies since heavy fighting broke out in April. Sudan conflict brings new atrocities Photo shows African family on a yellow tarp on dusty ground in countryside camp with tents behind …

Bodies pile up without burials in Sudan’s capital, marooned by a relentless conflict
1 year, 5 months ago

Bodies pile up without burials in Sudan’s capital, marooned by a relentless conflict

Associated Press  

KHARTOUM, Sudan — It was a funeral no one had envisaged: Sadig Abbas’ lifeless body was lowered hastily into a shallow unmarked grave in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, not long after dawn. Seven former and current residents from the capital area told The Associated Press that the conflict between the country’s two top generals, army head Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan and …

War in Sudan kills more than twice as many civilians in Khartoum as officially reported
1 year, 5 months ago

War in Sudan kills more than twice as many civilians in Khartoum as officially reported

Hindustan Times  

In early May, a loud explosion rocked Shambat, a neighborhood to the north of Sudan's capital of Khartoum. The seven victims of the Shambat strike share something in common with many of the fatalities in the war that has ravaged Sudan since mid-April: They are not included in the official death count in Khartoum State, which has seen most of …

Sudan: 9 killed, including 4 military personnel, after civilian plane crashes due to technical failure
1 year, 5 months ago

Sudan: 9 killed, including 4 military personnel, after civilian plane crashes due to technical failure

India TV News  

A civilian plane crashed at the Port Sudan airport on Sunday, claiming the lives of at least nine people, including four military personnel. "A civilian Antonov plane today crashed in Port Sudan Airport as a result of a technical failure, leading to the death of 9 people including 4 military personnel. Earlier this month, the United Nations Human Rights Council …

Mass grave containing 87 bodies found
1 year, 6 months ago

Mass grave containing 87 bodies found

The Independent  

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Mass grave with at least 87 bodies found in Sudan’s volatile Darfur region, United Nations says
1 year, 6 months ago

Mass grave with at least 87 bodies found in Sudan’s volatile Darfur region, United Nations says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The bodies of dozens of people allegedly killed by Sudanese paramilitary forces and an allied militia have been uncovered in a mass grave in West Darfur, the United Nations said Thursday. According to “credible information” obtained by the U.N. Human Rights Office, at least 87 people — some of them from the ethnic African Masalit tribe — were …

At least 22 killed in air strike on Sudan's Omdurman
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

Sudan officials say airstrike kills 17, including 5 children, in capital Khartoum
1 year, 6 months ago

Sudan officials say airstrike kills 17, including 5 children, in capital Khartoum

The Hindu  

An airstrike in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Saturday killed at least 17 people, including five children, health officials said, as fighting continued between rival generals seeking to control the country. The attack was one of the deadliest of the clashes in urban areas of Khartoum and elsewhere in Sudan between the military and a powerful paramilitary group known as the …

US announces sanctions in Sudan as warring sides fail to abide by ceasefire deal
1 year, 7 months ago

US announces sanctions in Sudan as warring sides fail to abide by ceasefire deal

ABC  

The United States has announced it will levy sanctions against people "who are perpetuating the violence" in Sudan, as warring sides fail to abide by a ceasefire agreement. Key points: The sanctions target companies and individuals it accused of fuelling the conflict The US, alongside Saudi Arabia, has been leading efforts to try to secure an effective ceasefire There have …

Civilians complain “being forgotten” as warring rages in Sudanese capital Khartoum
1 year, 8 months ago

Civilians complain “being forgotten” as warring rages in Sudanese capital Khartoum

Hindustan Times  

Heavy gunfire echoed around Khartoum again on Friday and there was no sign of any letup in fighting as civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital said their plight was being ignored by both the army and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The sudden collapse into warfare has killed hundreds, triggered a humanitarian disaster, sent an exodus of refugees …

Sudan doctors: At least 100 killed in Darfur clashes
1 year, 8 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 …

Fighting rages in Khartoum, civilians complain of being forgotten
1 year, 8 months ago

Fighting rages in Khartoum, civilians complain of being forgotten

The Hindu  

Heavy gunfire echoed around Khartoum again on Friday as civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital said the army and rival paramilitary forces were fighting on and ignoring their plight. "Sudan's warring armies are showing reckless disregard for civilian lives by using inaccurate weapons in populated urban areas," Human Rights Watch Sudan researcher Mohamed Osman said in a report documenting damage …

Sudan Violence: 400 Civilians Killed, Hundreds Evacuated as Battle for Khartoum Enters Third Week
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan Violence: 400 Civilians Killed, Hundreds Evacuated as Battle for Khartoum Enters Third Week

News 18  

Gunfire and heavy artillery fire persisted Saturday in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country’s two top generals, whose battle for power has killed hundreds and sent thousands fleeing for their lives. Khartoum, a city of some 5 million people, has been transformed into a front line in the grinding conflict …

Truces fail, but tens of thousands flee Sudan as fighting lets up
1 year, 8 months ago

Truces fail, but tens of thousands flee Sudan as fighting lets up

Al Jazeera  

After two weeks of fighting that has turned Khartoum into a warzone and thrown Sudan into turmoil, a wide range of international mediators – including African and Arab nations, the United Nations and the United States – are intensifying their pressure on Sudan’s two rival generals to enter talks on resolving the crisis. About 40,000 South Sudanese, Ethiopian and Eritrean …

Sudan crisis: Fighting on despite ceasefire extended for 72 hours, America urges citizens to leave in 2 days
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan crisis: Fighting on despite ceasefire extended for 72 hours, America urges citizens to leave in 2 days

India Today  

The rival factions of Sudan, locked in a deadly power struggle, said on Thursday they would prolong a ceasefire agreement by 72 hours. Despite the two sides accepting a 72-hour extension of the truce, violence again rocked the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur as the US said ceasefire violations were worrying. At least 512 people, including civilians …

Bodies on the streets: Sudan army-paramilitary clash leaves 270 dead, thousands flee Khartoum
1 year, 8 months ago

Bodies on the streets: Sudan army-paramilitary clash leaves 270 dead, thousands flee Khartoum

India Today  

Thousands of residents fled from Sudan's capital where witnesses reported bodies in the streets and embassies said more than 270 civilians had been killed in battles between the army and paramilitaries by Thursday, with no end in sight. The Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries said they would "fully commit to a complete ceasefire" from 1600 GMT for 24 hours, as did …

Fighting continues in Sudan as death toll mounts to 270, over 2,600 injured
1 year, 8 months ago

Fighting continues in Sudan as death toll mounts to 270, over 2,600 injured

Firstpost  

Hours after an internationally mediated ceasefire was supposed to go into effect, fighting in Sudan resumed as soldiers loyal to opposing generals fought over vital locations in the city and accused one another of violating the ceasefire Khartoum: Around 270 people have died and more than 2,600 have been injured as a result of the turmoil in Sudan, reported CNN, …

Sudan crisis: Almost 200 dead, 1,800 wounded in deadly violence, says UN
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan crisis: Almost 200 dead, 1,800 wounded in deadly violence, says UN

Live Mint  

Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering aid on Monday after three days of urban warfare. Earlier Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres again called on Sudan's warring parties to "immediately cease hostilities". The World Health Organization had already warned that several of Khartoum's nine hospitals tending to …

Sudan battles intensify on 3rd day; civilian deaths reach 97
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan battles intensify on 3rd day; civilian deaths reach 97

The Independent  

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Dozens killed as army, rivals battle for control of Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Dozens killed as army, rivals battle for control of Sudan

Associated Press  

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day Sunday, signaling they were unwilling to end hostilities despite mounting diplomatic pressure to cease fire. Volker Perthes, the U.N. envoy for Sudan, said that both Burhan and Dagalo agreed to a three-hour humanitarian pause in fighting in the …

Sudan death toll rises to 56 as fierce fighting rages in Khartoum
1 year, 9 months ago

Sudan death toll rises to 56 as fierce fighting rages in Khartoum

Al Jazeera  

Doctors say hundreds of people also wounded as battles between army and paramilitary force stretch into second day. The sounds of gunfire and heavy artillery reverberate across Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, for a second day as doctors say at least 56 civilians have been killed in fighting between the army and a powerful paramilitary force. Sunday’s fierce fighting came as the …

100 people killed in Sudan’s Darfur due to land dispute: UN
2 years, 7 months ago

100 people killed in Sudan’s Darfur due to land dispute: UN

Al Jazeera  

The fighting took place in Kulbus, West Darfur, and forced more than 5,000 families to flee. About 100 people have been killed and thousands displaced over the past week following a land dispute in Darfur, a United Nations official said, in the latest bout of violence to hit Sudan’s war-ravaged western region. Toby Harward, the UNHCR’s coordinator for Sudan, said …

UN says 440 civilians killed in SSudan clashes
2 years, 10 months ago

UN says 440 civilians killed in SSudan clashes

The Hindu  

At least 440 civilians died in brutal fighting between rival factions in southwestern South Sudan over just a few months last year, the United Nations said on Tuesday. "Grave human rights violations and abuses, including hundreds of killings, were committed against civilians during fighting in Tambura County, Western Equatoria State," according to the joint report issued on Tuesday by the …

More than 1,000 killed in six months in South Sudan
4 years, 1 month ago

More than 1,000 killed in six months in South Sudan

Al Jazeera  

UN says a further 400 people have been abducted in communal conflicts during the same period as country struggles to emerge from years of war. More than 1,000 people have been killed in South Sudan in the past six months and 400 abducted in communal conflicts, according to the United Nations. “More than 1,000 people died in Warrap in the …

Death toll from South Sudan soldiers, civilians clashes hits 127
4 years, 5 months ago

Death toll from South Sudan soldiers, civilians clashes hits 127

Al Jazeera  

Among the dead are 82 civilians and 45 soldiers, army spokesman Lul Ruai Koang said. The death toll from clashes between South Sudan security forces and armed civilians in the north-central Warrap state has risen to 127. Among the dead are 82 civilians and 45 soldiers, army spokesman Lul Ruai Koang said in a statement. The disarmament of civilians is …

Sudan: At least 7 killed as tens of thousands demand civilian rule
5 years, 6 months ago

Sudan: At least 7 killed as tens of thousands demand civilian rule

India Today  

Huge crowds marched on Sudan's defence ministry on Sunday demanding the ruling military hand over power to civilians, and the authorities said at least seven people were killed and scores injured in protests nationwide. The deputy head of Sudan's ruling military council, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, said unknown snipers were shooting at civilians and soldiers. A doctor's …

Sudan crisis: How it started and other facts
5 years, 6 months ago

Sudan crisis: How it started and other facts

India Today  

The South Sudanese Civil War is an ongoing conflict in South Sudan between forces of the government and opposition forces and have taken a bloody situation where more than 100 people were killed and the bodies were thrown in the river Nile. After months of protests, Bashir was arrested in April and removed from power in a military coup announced …

13 killed as Sudan military breaks up sit-in
5 years, 7 months ago

13 killed as Sudan military breaks up sit-in

The Hindu  

Sudan’s military rulers forcefully broke up a weeks-long sit-in outside Khartoum’s Army headquarters on Monday leaving at least 13 dead, a doctors’ committee said as gunfire echoed from the site. The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, which is close to the protesters, updated the death toll “raising the number of martyrs to 13” in a Facebook statement. “The Rapid Support …

Sudan: Five people killed amid massive demonstrations outside presidential compound
5 years, 9 months ago

Sudan: Five people killed amid massive demonstrations outside presidential compound

CNN  

CNN — At least five people were killed in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum during demonstrations calling for President Omar al-Bashir’s ouster Saturday, according to an opposition union of doctors, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors. “On this solemn day, when the people take a giant step towards their freedom, and the streets of the country are full of revolutionaries, …

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