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Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety. Now there are daily attacks
1 week, 1 day 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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Looting and fighting reported in a central Sudan city as paramilitary group attacks military troops
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Looting and fighting reported in a central Sudan city as paramilitary group attacks military troops

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Fighters from Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group looted homes and shops and took over the main hospital in a central city, forcing tens of thousands to flee, residents said Sunday, as a new front opened in a a 14-month war that has pushed the African country to the brink of famine. RSF fighters in pickup trucks mounting automatic rifles …

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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 …

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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  

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 U.N. Security Council adopted …

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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

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary force immediately halt its siege of the only capital in the vast western region of Darfur that it doesn’t control and where more than a million people are reportedly trapped. Ambassador Barbara Woodward told the council after the vote that the resolution sends a clear …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Aid group says over 100 people killed in 2 weeks of fighting in a Sudanese city
6 months, 4 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 …

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More than 100 killed in two weeks of fighting in Sudan’s el-Fasher: MSF
6 months, 4 weeks ago

More than 100 killed in two weeks of fighting in Sudan’s el-Fasher: MSF

Al Jazeera  

Charity says more than 900 wounded in the capital of North Darfur province in fighting between Sudan’s army and the RSF. More than 100 people have been killed in just over two weeks in a major city in Sudan’s Darfur region, an aid group has said, as the Sudanese Armed Forces and allied armed groups are locked in fierce fighting …

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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 …

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Sudan’s people are trapped in `inferno of brutal violence’ as famine and fighting close in, UN says
7 months, 1 week ago

Sudan’s people are trapped in `inferno of brutal violence’ as famine and fighting close in, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The Sudanese people “are trapped in an inferno of brutal violence” with famine, disease and fighting closing in and no end in sight, the top U.N. humanitarian official in the war-ravaged country said Wednesday. Clementine Nkweta-Salami told a U.N. press conference that “horrific atrocities are being committed with reckless abandon, reports of rape, torture and ethnically motivated …

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

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People eating ‘grass and peanut shells’ in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan
7 months, 3 weeks ago

People eating ‘grass and peanut shells’ in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan

CNN  

CNN — Time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur, in western Sudan, a UN agency has warned, as escalating violence devastates the African nation. “If assistance doesn’t reach them soon, we risk witnessing widespread starvation and death in Darfur and across other conflict-affected areas in Sudan,” Michael Dunford added. In the city and its surrounding localities, there have …

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UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur
7 months, 4 weeks ago

UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Attack on el-Fasher would have ‘devastating consequences’ for civilians in area already on brink of famine, UN says. The United Nations has sounded the alarm about a possible imminent attack on el-Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur, as the global body seeks to reduce tensions in the last major city in the region not under the control of the Rapid Support …

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Aid groups call attention to Sudan with famine looming after a year of civil war
8 months, 1 week ago

Aid groups call attention to Sudan with famine looming after a year of civil war

The Hindu  

On a clear night a year ago, a dozen heavily armed fighters broke into Omaima Farouq’s house in an upscale neighbourhood in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. Sudan has been torn by war for a year now, ever since simmering tensions between its military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into street clashes in the capital in mid-April 2023. …

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Why is Sudan still at war a year on? | Explained
8 months, 1 week ago

Why is Sudan still at war a year on? | Explained

The Hindu  

A conflict in Sudan that erupted a year ago has wreaked havoc across swathes of the country, unleashed waves of ethnic violence in Darfur, driven millions into extreme hunger and created the world's largest displacement crisis. Tensions had been building for months before fighting between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces erupted in the capital Khartoum on April …

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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. …

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UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their safe haven
1 year ago

UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their safe haven

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Fighting between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group forced up to 300,000 people to flee their homes in a province that had been a safe haven for families displaced by the devastating conflict in the northeastern African country, the U.N. said Thursday. The U.N. food agency said that it had provided assistance to 800,000 people in the …

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Sudan’s military chief visits Eritrea to discuss Sudan conflict with the president
1 year, 3 months ago

Sudan’s military chief visits Eritrea to discuss Sudan conflict with the president

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s military chief traveled to Eritrea on Monday for a meeting with President Isaias Afwerki, the general’s latest international trip since fighting broke out between his army and a rival paramilitary force in mid-April, state media said. Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan has been looking for international support since tensions with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. …

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Sudan’s top army general accuses rival paramilitary of war crimes in televised speech
1 year, 4 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 …

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Sudan’s military leader accuses rival of committing war crimes
1 year, 4 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 …

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100 days of conflict in Sudan: A timeline
1 year, 5 months ago

100 days of conflict in Sudan: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

Despite ceasefire attempts and diplomatic efforts, fighting between the army and the RSF in Sudan continues to rage. April 27: Ceasefire violated The Sudanese army and the RSF agree to extend the faltering ceasefire for “an additional 72 hours” amid continuing violence in Khartoum and the western Darfur region. June 9: UN envoy declared ‘persona non grata’ Sudanese authorities declare …

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Mass grave containing 87 bodies found
1 year, 5 months ago

Mass grave containing 87 bodies found

The Independent  

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