Airstrikes thumped outer areas of the Sudanese capital Khartoum overnight and on Saturday morning, as the conflict between political rivals which has displaced more than a million and killed hundreds entered its sixth week. According to eyewitnesses in southern Omdurman and northern Bahri, airstrikes were reported in the region, while …
Read More »Sudan’s conflict enters second month with no end in sight
The Sudanese army carried out air strikes on Monday along the River Nile in the north of the capital Khartoum as it fought to push back its paramilitary rivals after a month of warfare, witnesses said. Intense battles in Khartoum and its sister cities of Bahri and Omdurman have raged …
Read More »Egyptian army says 177 soldiers held in Sudan back home, 27 at embassy
Three flights carrying 177 Egyptian troops from Sudan have arrived in Cairo and a separate group of 27 air force personnel are in the care of the Egyptian embassy in Sudan, the Egyptian army said on Thursday. Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and its sister cities Omdurman and Bahri have been rocked …
Read More »Sudan’s warring sides agree for a 24-hour ceasefire
Sudan’s rival commanders agreed a 24-hour ceasefire from Tuesday evening, the army said, following calls to each side from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over fierce fighting in Khartoum that saw shots fired at a US diplomatic convoy. The ceasefire will start at 6.00 p.m. (1600 GMT) and will …
Read More »Bombardments rock Sudan capital for third day, calls rises for ceasefire
Calls grew to stop the fighting in Sudan as the capital was bombarded for a third day in deadly fighting between rival military factions that threatens to derail the nation’s stumbling shift from autocracy to civilian rule. At least 97 civilians have been killed and 365 injured since the fighting …
Read More »Protesters face tear gas and bullets to oppose Sudan coup
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and other cities on Saturday to protest against a military takeover, despite security forces firing tear gas and bullets to disperse them, witnesses and medics said. One protester was killed by live fire from security forces …
Read More »Death toll of Sudan anti-coup protestors rises to seven: Official
Seven protesters have been killed in Sudan since a military coup four days ago, a health official said Thursday, adding that other bodies had since arrived without giving an exact number. Four protesters were already reported killed on Monday, hours after the military coup was announced. “On Monday, morgues in …
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