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Suspected Darfur militia leader maintains his innocence at ICC war crimes trial
1 week, 4 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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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 …

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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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The UN says Sudan is at a ‘breaking point.’ Its military hasn’t committed to peace talks this week
4 months, 1 week ago

The UN says Sudan is at a ‘breaking point.’ Its military hasn’t committed to peace talks this week

Associated Press  

GENEVA — War-wrecked Sudan ‘s humanitarian crisis is at “a catastrophic breaking point” amid fighting and devastating flooding, the U.N. migration agency said Monday, ahead of peace talks planned for later this week. These conditions will worsen if the war and restrictions on humanitarian access continue, Belbeisi warned: “Without an immediate, massive and coordinated global response, we risk witnessing tens …

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The UN says Sudan is at a 'breaking point.' Its military hasn't committed to peace talks this week
4 months, 1 week ago

The UN says Sudan is at a 'breaking point.' Its military hasn't committed to peace talks this week

The Independent  

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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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Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan

Associated Press  

CAIRO — International experts portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan in a report Thursday warning that 755,000 people are facing famine in the coming months, amid relentless clashes between rival generals. The report said that 8.5 million people are facing extreme food shortages after 14 months of conflict in Sudan and that hunger has spread to the capital Khartoum …

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Independent UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as weapon
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Independent UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as weapon

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Human rights experts working for the United Nations on Wednesday accused Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as a war weapon, amid mounting warnings about imminent famine in the African nation. “Both the SAF and the RSF are using food as a weapon and starving civilians,” the experts said, using initials for the Sudanese Armed Forces and the …

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Sudan continues to spiral into chaos: UN agency
6 months ago

Sudan continues to spiral into chaos: UN agency

China Daily  

A handout photograph, shot in Jan 2024, shows women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to Al Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan. KHARTOUM - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Monday said Sudan continues to spiral into chaos, with the humanitarian crisis worsening. "The lives of 800,000 people -- of women, children, men, the …

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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 …

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UN Security Council demands end to Darfur city’s siege
6 months, 1 week ago

UN Security Council demands end to Darfur city’s siege

Raw Story  

The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded an end to the siege of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region, where fighting between government and paramilitary forces has provoked a humanitarian crisis. The Security Council resolution, which was prepared by Britain and received 14 votes in favor with Russia abstaining, “demands that the Rapid Support Forces halt the siege of El-Fasher.” It …

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UN Security Council demands end to siege of el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur
6 months, 1 week ago

UN Security Council demands end to siege of el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Resolution calls on Sudanese military and RSF to ensure protection of civilians and seek immediate end to violence. The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces halt the siege of el-Fasher in North Darfur region and end fighting in the area. The conflict in Sudan broke out in April 2023 between the …

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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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Sudan civil war: Death toll in El Fasher reaches 134 amid deadly fighting, MSF says
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Sudan civil war: Death toll in El Fasher reaches 134 amid deadly fighting, MSF says

CNN  

CNN — At least 134 people have been killed in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, since May 10 due to intense fighting, according to a statement from Doctors Without Borders on Sunday. The fighting also affects thousands of displaced people who have fled to El Fasher from the other four Darfur states now controlled by the …

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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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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 …

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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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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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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