Sudan warring factions clash in city of Bahri as army tries to make gains
Cairo, EgyptReuters Sudan’s warring factions fought heavy clashes in parts of the city of Bahri on Friday, residents said, a day after both sides welcomed a new mediation effort that seeks to end a three-month war. The fighting that broke out on 15th April has driven civilians out of the wider capital region – consisting […]
Egypt to host summit of Sudan’s neighbours as fighting continues
Cairo, EgyptReuters Egypt said on Sunday it would host a summit of Sudan’s neighbours on 13th July to discuss ways to end a 12-week conflict between rival Sudanese military factions that has triggered a major humanitarian crisis in the region. Diplomatic efforts to halt fighting between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces have so […]
Sudan clashes intensify with no mediation in sight
Cairo, EgyptReuters Clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensified on Sunday, as the war in the country’s capital and western regions entered its 12th week with no attempts in sight to bring a peaceful end to the conflict. Air and artillery strikes as well as small arms fire could be heard, particularly […]
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 […]
Air strikes and clashes puncture Eid truce pledges in Sudan’s capital
Reuters Air strikes and anti-aircraft fire rattled parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Wednesday, residents said, despite both the military factions that have been battling each other since mid-April declaring truces for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Sudanese men attend Eid al-Adha prayer following the crisis in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, in the Sudanese state […]
Sudan’s RSF says it seized police base as fighting rages
Reuters Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said it had seized the main base of a heavily armed police unit on Sunday as it sought an edge in its war with the army during heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum. The RSF in a statement said it had taken full control of the large base belonging […]
Sudanese families fleeing to Egypt separated by new visa rules
Port Sudan, SudanReuters Elsafi Mahdi was separated from his wife and three younger children on 1st June near Sudan’s border with Egypt. He does not know when he’ll see them again. Like many families fleeing the war in the capital Khartoum, Mahdi, a prominent music teacher and conductor, left home without a visa required for […]
Sudan’s warring factions widen conflict across the country
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Sudan’s two-month long war is extending across the country with the army and Rapid Support Forces clashing in several areas on Friday. Air strikes and anti-aircraft missile fire hit overnight in the Omdurman and Khartoum, two of the three cities that make up Sudan’s wider capital. But the war has in recent […]
Fighting surges in Sudan’s capital as three-day ceasefire expires
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Heavy clashes broke out between rival military factions in several parts of Sudan’s capital on Wednesday as a 72-hour ceasefire that saw several reports of violations expired, witnesses said. Shortly before the truce ended at 6am fighting was reported in all three of the cities that make up the wider capital […]
International donors pledge $US1.5 billion in Sudan aid
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters International donors made pledges on Monday of close to $US1.5 billion in aid for Sudan and the surrounding region, about half of estimated needs for a deepening humanitarian crisis that has driven some 2.2 million people from their homes. The conflict between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has turned the […]