Khartoum under bombardment as Sudan’s rivals talk
Khartoum, SudanReuters Shelling and air strikes pounded parts of Sudan’s capital on Sunday with little sign that warring military factions were ready to back down in a month-long conflict that has killed hundreds despite ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia. Khartoum and the adjoining cities of Bahri and Omdurman across the Nile’s two branches have been […]
At least 20 killed in latest flare-up of tribal violence in Darfur – medics
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Sudanese medics said on Friday that at least 22 people had been shot and killed in violence in West Darfur state over the past week. The violence in the town of Forbaranga is the latest in growing tribal violence across Sudan’s peripheries and in West Darfur in particular. Clashes have intensified since […]
West Darfur fighting spreads to capital city El Geneina – residents
Khartoum, SudanReuters Armed clashes broke out on Monday in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur and Sudan’s westernmost city, residents said, as fighting that killed scores of people in a nearby town over the weekend spread. Unrest across Darfur, where a war between rebels and government forces backed by militias claimed an estimated 300,000 lives […]
Forty dead as violence escalates in Sudanese city of El Geneina
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudan’s government has declared a state of emergency in West Darfur state after at least 40 people were killed and 58 injured in three days of tribal clashes in capital El Geneina, according to the United Nations. The incident is the latest in a resurgence of violence in the Darfur region since the […]