World - War in Sudan

Sudan army chief rejects 'interference' after Russia UN veto

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejected "any foreign interference" in the country's war, a day after Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire.

Russia vetoes Sudan ceasefire resolution at UN

Russia on Monday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan, where a war between two rival generals has been raging since April 2023.

UN Security Council to weigh call for immediate Sudan ceasefire

The UN Security Council on Monday will take up a draft resolution calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan, where a war between two rival generals shows no sign of easing.

More than 61,000: Study shows Sudan conflict deaths substantially underreported

Deaths in the Sudan war are likely to be "substantially underreported", according to a recent report, which gave figures for Khartoum State alone that were greater than one current estimate for the whole country.

Sudan extends opening of key border crossing for aid delivery: UN

Authorities in war-wracked Sudan have authorized the delivery of UN humanitarian aid via the key border crossing of Adre, between Chad and the Darfur region, for three more months, a UN spokesman said Wednesday.

UN calls for end of providing weapons to Sudan’s warring parties

The U.N. political chief accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces on Tuesday of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000 people and created the world’s worst displacement crisis.

Chad accuses Sudan of aiding rebel forces

Chad on Friday accused Sudan of arming and financing rebel groups on Chadian territory with the aim of destabilising its neighbour.

RSF militias caused death of at least 120 civilians in past two days: Sudan foreign ministry

The Sudanese foreign ministry said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) late Thursday caused the death of at least 120 civilian over two days in Al-Jazira state, Sudan's pre-war breadbasket where fighting has raged since last month.

Sudan files AU complaint against Chad over arms: Minister

Sudan's army-backed government on Tuesday accused neighboring Chad of supplying arms to rebel militias, likely referring to the paramilitary forces it is battling.

Sudan's Al-Burhan reshuffles cabinet

Sudan's army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has announced a cabinet reshuffle that replaces four ministers including those for foreign affairs and the media.

Shelling by RSF kills 12 in Sudan's Darfur: activists

Shelling by Sudanese paramilitary forces on Saturday killed at least 12 people in the north of the vast Darfur region that is almost completely under their control, activists said.

Sexual violence in war-torn Sudan on 'staggering' scale: UN probe

Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a "staggering" scale.

US urges Sudan paramilitaries to halt deadly assault 'immediately'

The United States on Tuesday condemned Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for an assault in al-Jazira state said to have killed more than 120 people and urged an immediate halt.

More than 120 killed in paramilitary rampage in east-central Sudan: UN

Fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more than 120 people in one town, a doctors group and the United Nations said.

Another senior RSF official quits Hemeti militia: Reports

Abdul Qadir Ibrahim, an advisor to Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (aka Hemeti), the commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), announced on Saturday his withdrawal from the militia that has been fighting against the Sudanese national army since April 2023, according to the newspaper Al-Taghyeer. .

UN official calls for more attention to Sudan’s 'forgotten' war amid fresh atrocities

A senior United Nations official on Friday called for more international attention to “the forgotten crisis” in Sudan, where more than a year and a half of war pushed the African country to the brink of famine.

Activists say at least 31 killed in Sudan army strike on mosque

A committee of local activists on Tuesday said 31 people were killed in a military air strike on a mosque in Sudan's central city of Wad Madani two days earlier.

Sudanese refugees face 'grave risks' from Ethiopia clashes: HRW

Clashes between Ethiopian federal forces and militias in the country's north-west are placing fleeing Sudanese refugees at "grave risk", Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Thursday.

Spiralling Sudan bloodshed sparks refugee surge into Chad

Nearly three million people have fled Sudan after 18 months of war in a still-growing exodus, the UN warned, with 25,000 fleeing to neighbouring Chad in the first week of October alone.

Air strike killed 23 in Khartoum market: Sudan rescuers

A Sudanese network of volunteer rescuers said on Sunday the military carried out an air strike a day earlier on a marketplace in Khartoum, leaving 23 people dead.

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