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There were two years of war in Sudan
The United Nations has accused Sudan’s army and its Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing crimes against humanity during the 2003 Darfur war. The SRSF, which is also known as ‘Janjaweed’, committed acts of genocide against African ethnic groups in Darfur, the UN said. The military government of Sudan, which took control of Darfur in…
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The conflict in Sudan is one year old, sparking fears of more atrocities
At least 7,000 people have died and more than 8 million others have been displaced in Sudan’s war, according to UN figures. More than 14,000 people have been killed since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and rebel forces in April last year, the UN said. Sudan has the largest displacement crisis…
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Warring Sudan groups have agreed to a truce
After the US evacuated its staff from Sudan’s capital Khartoum, British Foreign Minister Andrew Mitchell said that 2,000 UK citizens still in the country have registered with the embassy for potentialevacuation. Over 420 people have been killed and over 3,700 wounded in nine days of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary group…
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Attempt at Cease-Fire Appears to Fail as Reports of Fighting Continue
The University of Khartoum students have been stuck inside campus buildings in Sudan’s capital Khartoum for over three days due to the fighting between the army and a paramilitary group, Reuters reported. “The secretary expressed his grave concern about…death and injury of so many Sudanese civilians due to the sustained, indiscriminate fighting,” UN Under-Secretary General…
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Hospitals Targeted in Sudan have a higher death toll
The US embassy in Khartoum, Sudan on Monday said that there are “no plans to evacuate Americans from the country because of the closure of the airport”. This comes after clashes broke out between the army and a paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Saturday. The US has warned its…
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The fighting in Sudan continued for a third day with more than 100 dead
A medical organisation in Sudan has claimed that “for the second day in a row” there is “a large number of deaths and moderate and critical injuries” amid fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The clashes erupted on Saturday between the military and RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The UN’s…
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Sudan fighting has resulted in over 100 dead for the third day
Sudan has been put under a state of emergency after clashes between the country’s military and rebels erupted on Saturday in the capital Khartoum, a security official said. The government had earlier urged people to stay home after the clashes erupted. “The humanitarian situation in Sudan was already precarious and is now catastrophic,” US Ambassador…
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The witnesses describe the hospitals that were bombed in Sudan
A human rights activist in Sudan’s Omdurman city said, “There were intense battles in the city of Omdurman and the capital of Khartoum early Sunday morning.” This comes after forces of the National Congress Party (NCP) captured Khartoum airport in a coup on Saturday. On Monday, the US embassy in Sudan said there were no…
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Dozens of civilians died in the Sudanese army’s battle with the RSF
Sudan on Sunday imposed a curfew after clashes broke out in the country between its military and an armed group. Several international agencies and organisations, including the UN’s World Food Programme, have temporarily stopped all operations in Sudan after three of its employees were killed in the clashes. On Saturday, the army had seized control…