Islamists wield hidden hand in Sudan conflict, military sources say
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Thousands of men who worked as intelligence operatives under former President Omar al-Bashir and have ties to his Islamist movement are fighting alongside the army in Sudan’s war, three military sources and one intelligence source said, complicating efforts to end the bloodshed. The army and a paramilitary force have been battling […]
Fighting erupts in Sudan’s south-east after RSF advance in Khartoum
Reuters Sudan’s army confirmed on Monday that the rival Rapid Support Forces had taken the main base of a well-equipped police brigade in Khartoum and there were reports of fighting spreading for the first time to Blue Nile state near Ethiopia. The RSF said it had captured dozens of armoured vehicles and pickup trucks after […]
Sudanese civilians killed and shot at as they flee Darfur city by foot
Cairo, EgyptReuters An increasing number of Sudanese civilians fleeing El Geneina, a city in Darfur hit by repeated militia attacks, have been killed or shot at as they tried to escape by foot to Chad since last week, witnesses said. The violence in El Geneina over the past two months has been driven by militias […]
Sudanese warring factions to resume indirect talks as clashes intensify
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudan’s warring military factions are restarting ceasefire talks sponsored by the United States and Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday, as they clashed by air and on the ground in the capital Khartoum. The fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, now in its eighth week, has caught civilians […]
Sudanese army suspends ceasefire talks
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudan’s army suspended talks with a rival paramilitary force on Wednesday over a ceasefire and aid access, raising fears the six-week-old conflict will push Africa’s third largest country deeper into a humanitarian crisis. The armed forces said in a statement it halted talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah, accusing the other side […]
Sudan conflict: Dozens of babies die in orphanage as Sudan war takes grim toll on Khartoum
In a special report, MAGGIE MICHAEL, of Reuters, speaks with those fighting to keep the infants living in Sudan’s largest orphanage alive in the midst of conflict…
“Guns fired everywhere”: Sudan war spells more disaster for Darfur city on Chad border
MAHAMAT RAMADANE and NAFISA ELTAHIR, of Reuters, report on the situation in El Geneina…
Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum
Khartoum, SudanReuters Air strikes and clashes between Sudan’s warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday, residents said, after a Saudi and US-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict. The deal, signed on Saturday by the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces […]
Air strikes hammer Khartoum as army chief drops RSF foe from Sudan’s ruling council
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Sudan’s capital Khartoum and sister city Bahri came under renewed air attack on Friday as the war between the army and paramilitary forces entered its fifth week, deepening a humanitarian crisis for trapped and displaced civilians. Mass looting by armed men and civilians alike is making life an even greater misery for […]
Heavy fighting in Sudan’s capital as food aid needs grow; witnesses recount church attack
Khartoum, SudanReuters Heavy air strikes pounded southern areas of Sudan’s capital on Thursday as clashes flared near a military camp, witnesses said, in fighting that has displaced nearly one million people and left residents of Khartoum struggling to survive. Air strikes by the army targeting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces were heard across several residential […]