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Civilian death toll reaches 97 as Sudan battles intensify on third day

Sudan’s embattled capital awoke on Monday to a third day of heavy fighting between the army and a powerful rival force for control of the country, as the weekend’s civilian death toll rose to 97. Air strikes and shelling intensified in parts of ...

17 Apr 2023 at 08:49

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Sudan begins ceasefire ahead of conference to raise funds for humanitarian aid

Sudan’s warring parties have begun a ceasefire after two months of fighting pushed the African nation into chaos. Residents in the capital, Khartoum, and its neighbouring city of Omdurman reported “relative calm” in the first hours of the ...

18 Jun 2023 at 09:37

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Governments race to rescue diplomats and citizens from Sudan

The US military airlifted embassy officials out of Sudan on Sunday and international governments raced to evacuate their diplomatic staff and citizens trapped in the capital as rival generals battled for control of Africa’s third-largest ...

23 Apr 2023 at 18:41

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Sudan death toll rises to more than 600 as warring sides continue talks

The death toll from clashes in Sudan has risen to 604 people, including civilians, the UN health agency said, as representatives of the warring parties hold talks in Saudi Arabia. More than 5,100 people have also been wounded in the ...

09 May 2023 at 18:52

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US says Sudan rebel force has committed genocide and sanctions group’s leaders

The Biden administration said on Tuesday it has determined that Sudan’s Rapid Support Force rebel group and proxies are committing genocide in the country’s civil war and has imposed sanctions on the group’s leaders. “The RSF and ...

07 Jan 2025 at 16:41

Drone attack kills 43 in Sudan as rival troops battle for control, say doctors

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Drone attack kills 40 in Sudan as rival troops battle for control, say activists

A drone attack on an open market south of Sudan’s capital Khartoum killed at least 43 people, activists and medical workers have said, as the military and a powerful paramilitary group battle for control of the country. More ...

10 Sept 2023 at 18:20

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Rival forces clash in Sudan as truce falls apart

Fighting between forces loyal to rival generals has raged in Sudan for a fifth day after an internationally brokered truce fell apart. The UN said the death toll during clashes between the armed forces and a paramilitary ...

19 Apr 2023 at 09:38

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More than 3.1 million people displaced by Sudan conflict, says UN

The raging conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, including some 700,000 who have fled to neighbouring countries, the United Nations said on Wednesday, amid growing concerns that the ...

12 Jul 2023 at 12:08

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Sudanese crowd at borders to escape amid shaky truce

Sudanese families are massing at a border crossing with Egypt and at a main port, desperately trying to escape their country’s violence and sometimes waiting for days with little food or shelter, witnesses said. In the ...

26 Apr 2023 at 17:36

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Sudanese army seizes key buildings in Khartoum after retaking Republican Palace

Sudan’s military has consolidated its grip on the capital, retaking more key government buildings a day after it gained control of the Republican Palace from a paramilitary group. Brigadier General Nabil Abdullah, a ...

22 Mar 2025 at 18:12

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Sudanese army chief returns to Khartoum for first time in two years of war

Sudan’s army says it had recaptured Khartoum’s international airport and the military chief flew back to the capital for the first time in nearly two years of war. The development brings the military closer to ...

26 Mar 2025 at 22:37

Sudan conflict ‘brutal’, says Lammy ahead of £120m aid package

Sudan’s stability is “vital for our national security”, David Lammy has said as the Government announced a £120 million food and aid package. Foreign Secretary Mr Lammy described the war in Sudan as “brutal”, ...

15 Apr 2025 at 04:19

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