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Sudan bombardments: At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days
2 weeks 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
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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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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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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Aid trucks enter civil war-torn Darfur as Sudan army eases restrictions
4 months ago

Aid trucks enter civil war-torn Darfur as Sudan army eases restrictions

Al Jazeera  

The World Food Programme says a convoy of humanitarian aid has entered the Sudanese region of Darfur, offering temporary respite after Sudan’s forces sealed sections of the border with Chad to aid deliveries in February. “More than a dozen aid trucks – including some from the WFP and the International Organization for Migration – have now crossed into Darfur from …

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Sudan's RSF to 'cooperate' on aid: Swiss talks
4 months, 1 week ago

Sudan's RSF to 'cooperate' on aid: Swiss talks

Hindustan Times  

Sudan's paramilitaries have agreed to cooperate on humanitarian deliveries, following the Sudanese government's decision to open a key border crossing with Chad, countries staging talks in Switzerland said Saturday. Sudan's RSF to 'cooperate' on aid: Swiss talks War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country's de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid …

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US calls on Sudan military to join talks after it announces border opening
4 months, 1 week ago

US calls on Sudan military to join talks after it announces border opening

The Independent  

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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 accuses UAE of fueling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals. UAE calls claim `ludicrous’
6 months ago

Sudan accuses UAE of fueling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals. UAE calls claim `ludicrous’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday of fueling the 14-month war in the African country by providing weapons to a rival paramilitary force. The UAE dismissed the allegation as “ludicrous,” calling “a shameful abuse by one of the warring parties.” The clash came during a U.N. Security Council meeting at which Assistant Secretary-General …

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Sudan accuses UAE of fueling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals. UAE calls claim `ludicrous'
6 months ago

Sudan accuses UAE of fueling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals. UAE calls claim `ludicrous'

The Independent  

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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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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  

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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 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 …

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