Sudanese seek connections through Starlink after weeks of blackouts
Omdurman, Sudan Reuters Some Sudanese residents cut off from mobile networks for weeks due to war between rival military factions are using Starlink satellite connections to access the internet, as regular coverage started to return to other parts of the country. The mobile blackout that began in early February has prevented people from buying essential […]
Sudan’s army claims control of national broadcast building
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Sudan’s army said it had taken control of the state broadcast headquarters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday in what would be its most significant advance against its paramilitary rival in nearly 11 months of war. The broadcast building lies in Omdurman, a city across the River Nile […]
“Grave danger”: Millions of Sudanese go hungry as war disrupts food supply
NAFISA ELTAHIR, of Reuters, reports on the daily struggle Sudanese are facing to find food in a nation riven by war…
Heavy clashes grip Sudan capital as war shows no sign of let-up
Reuters Sudan’s army on Tuesday intensified efforts to gain ground in the capital Khartoum in some of the heaviest fighting since the start of a conflict with a rival military faction that has caused a growing humanitarian crisis. The army has launched air strikes and used heavy artillery since Monday to try to take a […]
Ethnically targeted violence worsens in Sudan’s Darfur – rights monitors
Reuters Gunmen killed at least 40 civilians in a single day in Sudan’s Darfur region as ethnically motivated bloodshed has escalated in step with war between rival military factions, Human Rights Watch reported on Tuesday. In the West Darfur city of El Geneina, several prominent figures have been killed in recent days and volunteers are struggling […]
22 killed in air strike on Sudan’s Omdurman – health ministry
Cairo, EgyptReuters At least 22 people were killed and scores injured in an air strike by Sudan’s army on western Omdurman, the Khartoum state health ministry said on Saturday, as the war between the country’s military factions entered its 12th week. While the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces quickly dominated the capital Khartoum and its sister […]
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 […]
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 […]