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ICC to wrap up war crimes trial of feared Sudan militia chief
2 weeks 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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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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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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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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Global community needs to do more to end RSF atrocities in Sudan
5 months ago

Global community needs to do more to end RSF atrocities in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

It appears most of the West has forgotten that the RSF is essentially an upgraded version of the Janjaweed militias infamous for genocide and ethnic cleansing. True, the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2736, adopted on June 13, 2024, which demands the RSF halt its siege of el-Fasher in North Darfur region and end fighting in the area, is significant. …

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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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ICC prosecutor seeks evidence of war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur
6 months, 2 weeks ago

ICC prosecutor seeks evidence of war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Karim Khan’s appeal comes after escalating violence in and around el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has appealed to witnesses to send evidence to aid an urgent investigation opened by his office into allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region. “I am extremely concerned about allegations of widespread international …

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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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Sudan’s paramilitary RSF accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Darfur
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan’s paramilitary RSF accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says ‘thousands’ killed in attacks last year targeting Masalit tribe and other non-Arab groups. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied militias killed “at least thousands of people” in West Darfur state, an international rights group has said, in what it called apparent “crimes against humanity” and “genocide”. In a report published on Thursday, Human Rights Watch …

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UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack
7 months, 4 weeks ago

UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, the United Nations said Friday, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city’s 800,000 inhabitants. At the same time, the U.N. said, the rival Sudanese Armed Forces “appear to be positioning themselves.” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres again called …

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Sudan’s horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says
8 months ago

Sudan’s horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The year-old war in Sudan between rival generals vying for power has sparked “a crisis of epic proportions” fueled by weapons from foreign supporters who continue to flout U.N. sanctions aimed at helping end the conflict, the U.N. political chief said Friday. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, chair of the African Union panel on Sudan and high representative for …

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‘Crimes against humanity’ may have been committed in Sudan, says UN chief
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Crimes against humanity’ may have been committed in Sudan, says UN chief

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres says war is being waged on the Sudanese people, warns of escalating unrest in el-Fasher in the western Darfur region. Indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Sudan could constitute “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, one year after war erupted between rival generals in the East African country. The United Nations has said …

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Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month

The Hindu  

Britain has circulated a draft United Nations resolution calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in conflict-wracked Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins soon. The draft, obtained on Wednesday by The Associated Press, expresses “grave concern over the spreading violence and the catastrophic and deteriorating humanitarian situation, including crisis levels of acute food insecurity, particularly …

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Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Britain has circulated a draft U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in conflict-wracked Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins soon. The draft, obtained late Wednesday by The Associated Press, expresses “grave concern over the spreading violence and the catastrophic and deteriorating humanitarian situation, including crisis levels of acute food …

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UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes while taking control of much of western Darfur that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, United Nations experts said in a new report. The panel of experts said Darfur is experiencing “its worst violence since …

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ICC accuses Sudan and rebels of Darfur war crimes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ICC accuses Sudan and rebels of Darfur war crimes

Al Jazeera  

Karim Khan moving ahead with investigation into atrocities committed in latest flare-up in 20-year conflict. Sudan’s army and its rival paramilitary force are committing war crimes in Darfur, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has said. The situation is Darfur is “dire by any metric”, @IntlCrimCourt Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC told the UN Security Council, urging ambassadors not to lose sight of …

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ICC prosecutor: There are grounds to believe Sudan’s warring sides are committing crimes in Darfur
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ICC prosecutor: There are grounds to believe Sudan’s warring sides are committing crimes in Darfur

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor told the U.N. Security Council Monday his “clear finding” is that there are grounds to believe both Sudan’s armed forces and paramilitary rivals are committing crimes in the western Darfur region during the country’s current conflict. He told the council: “Based on the work of my office, it’s my clear finding, my …

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Sudan paramilitary leader says he’s committed to cease-fire, but no progress on proposed peace talks
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan paramilitary leader says he’s committed to cease-fire, but no progress on proposed peace talks

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Sudanese paramilitary leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo said Thursday he was committed to a cease-fire to end the devastating war that has wrecked his country, even as fighting continues and there has been no progress on proposed peace talks between Dagalo and Sudan military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan. Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces, …

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Sudan’s generals agree to meet in effort to end their devastating war, a regional bloc says
1 year ago

Sudan’s generals agree to meet in effort to end their devastating war, a regional bloc says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s warring generals agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting as part of efforts to establish a cease-fire and initiate political talks to end the country’s devastating war, an African regional bloc said Sunday. In a meeting of the leaders of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, a grouping of East African countries, both Sudanese generals agreed to “an unconditional …

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A watchdog urges UN Security Council to consider all options to protect Sudan’s Darfur civilians
1 year ago

A watchdog urges UN Security Council to consider all options to protect Sudan’s Darfur civilians

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An international watchdog urged the United Nations Security Council on Monday to consider all options to protect civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region after the latest attacks on non-Arabs killed hundreds of civilians. In the first week of November, the RSF and their allied Arab militias attacked the town of Ardamata, a few kilometers north of Geneina, the provincial …

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An alleged Darfur militia leader was merely ‘a pharmacist,’ defense lawyers tell a war crimes court
1 year, 2 months ago

An alleged Darfur militia leader was merely ‘a pharmacist,’ defense lawyers tell a war crimes court

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Defense lawyers told the International Criminal Court on Thursday that their client was not a Sudanese militia leader who had participated in war crimes, but rather “a no one” who had no involvement in the ongoing conflict in the nation. “The man sitting behind me was utterly a no-one,” defense attorney Cyril Laucci told The Hague-based …

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An alleged Darfur militia leader was merely 'a pharmacist,' defense lawyers tell a war crimes court
1 year, 2 months ago

An alleged Darfur militia leader was merely 'a pharmacist,' defense lawyers tell a war crimes court

The Independent  

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Rights group and UN experts single out Sudanese paramilitary with accusations of sexual violence
1 year, 4 months ago

Rights group and UN experts single out Sudanese paramilitary with accusations of sexual violence

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A leading rights group and U.N. experts accused Sudan’s powerful paramilitary on Thursday of sexual violence and attacks on women in the restive western Darfur region as the African country entered its fifth month of conflict. Human Rights Watch said the paramilitary group apparently targeted women and girls in the western Darfur region of non-Arab ethnicity, as well …

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