Paramilitary RSF say they have seized Sudan’s second city
Cairo, Egypt Reuters The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that have been battling Sudan’s army for control of the country said they had seized Nyala, its second largest city, on Thursday. The seizure of the capital of South Darfur state in the west of the country could mark a turning point in Sudan’s six-month war, and […]
Civilians killed in crossfire in Sudan’s second city as war spreads
Reuters As shells rained down on her neighbourhood in Sudan’s Nyala city on 23rd August, Mahla Adam decided to rush home instead of sheltering under a nearby bridge as she and many others had done during countless clashes. But this time, a projectile hit next to the bridge, and when she returned she said she […]
Attacks and displacement spread in Sudan’s Darfur
Reuters The paramilitary force battling the army in Sudan has taken control of a town in South Darfur, triggering clashes, looting and a new wave of displacement, conflict monitors and a witness said on Monday. Clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the army around the town of Kas had caused up to 5,000 households […]
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 […]
Heavy fighting in Sudan’s capital as food aid needs grow; witnesses recount church attack
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters 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 […]