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Civilian death toll continues to rise amid conflict, bombardment in Sudan

Civilian death toll continues to rise amid conflict, bombardment in Sudan

Bombardments in the Sudanese capital have killed at least 33 civilians, most of them in air strikes, pro-democracy lawyers group said. The group had announced earlier on Thursday that artillery fire killed 10 civilians in a residential area of Khartoum,…
Democracy activists face crackdown by Sudan’s army

Democracy activists face crackdown by Sudan’s army

Dozens of Sudanese activists have been arrested and tortured in secret detention centres – commonly referred to as “ghost houses” – by military intelligence in recent weeks, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Many of those being detained are members of the…
UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Sudan as ceasefire talks stall

UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Sudan as ceasefire talks stall

The UN’s relief chief warned Thursday against the deepening of human suffering in Sudan due to an ongoing war in the country. “Across Sudan, nearly 25 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2024. But the bleak reality is that…
Sudanese in ‘total panic’ as RSF troops move south

Sudanese in ‘total panic’ as RSF troops move south

Paramilitaries known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are causing fear and panic as they move southwards in war-torn Sudan, looting cars, tractors, and homes. Report: Since April 15, Sudan has been gripped by a war pitting army chief Abdel…
Non-Violence Organization calls for urgent action to protect civilians in Sudan

Non-Violence Organization calls for urgent action to protect civilians in Sudan

The Global Non-Violence Organization—Freemuslim—has called for an urgent and rapid intervention to save innocent civilians in Sudan from the ongoing fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The organization indicated in a statement received by Shia Waves…
Massive displacement continues in Sudan as RSF captures another key town

Massive displacement continues in Sudan as RSF captures another key town

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have declared the capture of a new town and military base in Gezira state, just two days after it seized the state’s capital, Wad Madani. The Preliminary Committee of Sudan Doctors’ Union reported a staggering…
Sudan: Hundreds of thousands flee as RSF ‘capture’ Wad Madani, raising fears of partition

Sudan: Hundreds of thousands flee as RSF ‘capture’ Wad Madani, raising fears of partition

The strategic Sudanese city of Wad Madani appeared on Tuesday to have fallen to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who have been fighting the Sudanese army for months. As many as 300,000 people have fled fighting on a new…
Thousands flee as battle for Sudan’s Wad Madani opens up new front

Thousands flee as battle for Sudan’s Wad Madani opens up new front

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battled the army outside the central city of Wad Madani on Saturday, pressing an attack that has opened a new front in the eight-month-old war and forced thousands to flee, Reuters reported. Arab News confirmed…
UN’s FAO: Nearly 18M people in Sudan threatened by ‘high levels’ of acute food insecurity

UN’s FAO: Nearly 18M people in Sudan threatened by ‘high levels’ of acute food insecurity

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday said that 17.7 million people across Sudan are facing “high levels of acute food insecurity.” According to the deputy FAO representative to Sudan, the most vulnerable populations are concentrated in states…
Sudan: Attack on Red Cross convoy kills at least two, injures seven

Sudan: Attack on Red Cross convoy kills at least two, injures seven

An attack by the Sudanese Army on a humanitarian convoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Sudanese capital has killed two people and injured seven, Al Jazeera reported. The wounded included three ICRC staff members,…
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