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Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety. Now there are daily attacks
6 days, 18 hours ago

Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety. Now there are daily attacks

NPR  

Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety. Now there are daily attacks Almost daily attacks on Sudan's largest displacement camp have been blamed on a paramilitary group at war with Sudan's army. AILSA CHANG, HOST: For decades, Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety, until war erupted last year. The attacks have been blamed on a …

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Suspected Darfur militia leader maintains his innocence at ICC war crimes trial
1 week, 3 days ago

Suspected Darfur militia leader maintains his innocence at ICC war crimes trial

Hindustan Times  

THE HAGUE, - A Sudanese man accused of ordering thousands of pro-government Janjaweed militia to carry out atrocities including murder and rape in Sudan's Darfur region told judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday that they had the wrong man. Suspected Darfur militia leader maintains his innocence at ICC war crimes trial In the first trial at the ICC …

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Syria faces crisis and Gaza heads toward famine, World Food Program official says
1 week, 3 days ago

Syria faces crisis and Gaza heads toward famine, World Food Program official says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The deputy executive director of the U.N. World Food Program has been on whirlwind visits to hotspots in the Middle East and Sudan to assess dire humanitarian situations and escalating demands for food from millions of people trapped or fleeing conflicts. Now, Skau said, “it’s a triple crisis, and the needs are going to be massive.” While …

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ICC to wrap up war crimes trial of feared Sudan militia chief
1 week, 5 days ago

ICC to wrap up war crimes trial of feared Sudan militia chief

Hindustan Times  

The war crimes trial of a feared Sudanese militia chief accused of rape, murder, and torture across the Darfur region of Sudan during the country's brutal civil war wraps up this week. ICC to wrap up war crimes trial of feared Sudan militia chief The International Criminal Court will hear three days of closing arguments from Wednesday in the case …

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Sudan bombardments: At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days
1 week, 5 days 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 …

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Dozens of civilians killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan
1 week, 5 days 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 …

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Threat of RSF invasion looms over el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Threat of RSF invasion looms over el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Displaced people are taking up arms to defend themselves against the paramilitary and the atrocities it is known for. “Since 2004, the Janjaweed has been raping us and killing women and girls.” RSF closing in By November 2023, the RSF had conquered four Darfur states – South, East, West and Central – and looked like it would soon take the …

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They fled war in Sudan. But they haven’t been able to flee the hunger
2 weeks, 6 days ago

They fled war in Sudan. But they haven’t been able to flee the hunger

Associated Press  

ADRE, Chad — For months, Aziza Abrahim fled from one village in Sudan to the next as people were slaughtered. “We don’t have anything to eat because of the war,” Abrahim said, cradling her 1-year-old daughter under the sheet where she now shelters, days after crossing into Chad. Some 24,000 people have been killed and millions displaced during Sudan’s civil …

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With nowhere else to go, Sudanese refugees in Lebanon plead for evacuation
4 weeks ago

With nowhere else to go, Sudanese refugees in Lebanon plead for evacuation

Al Jazeera  

What options are left for the refugees increasingly terrified of Israel’s war on Lebanon? Beirut, Lebanon – On November 10, Sudanese asylum seekers gathered to listen to Abdel Baqi Othman in a cafe in Lebanon’s capital Beirut. The well-respected Sudanese activist spoke passionately about how Sudanese asylum seekers were trapped between the civil war in their homeland and Israel’s invasion …

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He's 14. He loves soccer. He's the sole caregiver for his little twin brothers
1 month, 1 week ago

He's 14. He loves soccer. He's the sole caregiver for his little twin brothers

NPR  

He's the sole caregiver for his little twin brothers toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR When I meet him, 14-year-old Mahamat Djouma is doing what many teenagers do in their spare time: dribbling a soccer ball with his foot. "Nobody's looking out, really, for people who fall through the cracks of assistance because there are too many new people coming in," says …

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Visualising the war in Sudan: Conflict, control and displacement
1 month, 1 week ago

Visualising the war in Sudan: Conflict, control and displacement

Al Jazeera  

The world’s worst internal displacement crisis, with at least 14 million people uprooted from their homes, is in Sudan. Other groups, including Darfur Communal Militia, Darfur Arab Militia, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, Twic Clan Militia and others have been behind the remaining 1,068 of attacks. 14 million people displaced The UN has warned that Sudan is facing the world’s worst …

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Sudan keeps key aid crossing from Chad open for hard-hit Darfur region as famine grows
1 month, 1 week ago

Sudan keeps key aid crossing from Chad open for hard-hit Darfur region as famine grows

Associated Press  

CAIRO, Egypt — Sudan’s military-controlled government said Wednesday that a key border crossing with Chad will stay open to keep much-needed humanitarian aid flowing into the western Darfur region which has been a center of fighting in the country’s ongoing war. The decision on the Adre crossing followed a meeting with United Nations agencies and local and international aid groups, …

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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 …

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Allies providing Sudan’s warring parties with weapons are ‘enabling the slaughter,’ UN official says
1 month, 1 week ago

Allies providing Sudan’s warring parties with weapons are ‘enabling the slaughter,’ UN official says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. political chief accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces on Tuesday of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000 people and created the world’s worst displacement crisis. “It is illegal, and it must end.” She didn’t name the countries funding and providing weapons to Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support …

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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’ …

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Remarkably resilient refugees: A teen on his own, a woman who was raped
1 month, 1 week ago

Remarkably resilient refugees: A teen on his own, a woman who was raped

NPR  

Remarkably resilient refugees: A teen on his own, a woman who was raped toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Editor's note: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault. toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR When Mahamat is not home to watch his brothers, they spend time in a section of the camp that aid groups like World Vision and UNICEF have turned into a …

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UN sanctions 2 generals from Sudan’s paramilitary force for key roles in war against the military
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN sanctions 2 generals from Sudan’s paramilitary force for key roles in war against the military

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions Friday on two generals in Sudan’s paramilitary force for their key roles in the war against the country’s military that has seen ethnically motivated attacks and atrocities. The council’s sanctions committee added Maj. Gen. Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed, head of the Rapid Support Forces’ operations department, and Maj. Gen. Abdel …

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UN sanctions two generals from Sudan's paramilitary force for key roles in war against military
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN sanctions two generals from Sudan's paramilitary force for key roles in war against military

New Indian Express  

The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions Friday on two generals in Sudan’s paramilitary force for their key roles in the war against the country’s military that has seen ethnically motivated attacks and atrocities. The council’s sanctions committee added Maj. Gen. Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed, head of the Rapid Support Forces' operations department, and Maj. Gen. Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla, …

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UN Security Council sanctions two generals from Sudan’s paramilitary RSF
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN Security Council sanctions two generals from Sudan’s paramilitary RSF

Al Jazeera  

Paramilitary group’s head of operations and West Darfur commander have been slapped with travel bans and asset freezes. A United Nations Security Council committee has sanctioned two generals from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for destabilising the country through violence and human rights abuses. These are the first UN sanctions in the current war in Sudan, which erupted on April …

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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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Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Mothers and children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are experiencing one of the “worst” health emergencies in the world, humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday, one of the consequences of the violence that has engulfed the country since April 2023. Malnutrition among children in South Darfur also exceeded emergency thresholds, the group said, adding that …

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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 …

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The war the world ignores
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The war the world ignores

The Economist  

Listen to this podcast Your browser does not support the <audio> element. And today, a genocidal militia and an unrepentant army, equipped with guns and drones by the United Arab Emirates and others, with barely any international outrage. In this episode of The Weekend Intelligence, Africa correspondent Tom Gardner tells the story of 21st century Sudan. This latest war is …

UN and US say food is on its way to a famine-stricken camp in Sudan
3 months, 4 weeks ago

UN and US say food is on its way to a famine-stricken camp in Sudan

The Independent  

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