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Air strikes hammer Khartoum as army chief drops RSF foe from Sudan council

Sudan's capital Khartoum and sister city Bahri came under renewed air attack on Friday as the war between the army and paramilitary forces entered its fifth week, deepening a humanitarian crisis for trapped and displaced civilians.

Reuters

Heavy fighting in Sudan's capital as food aid needs grow

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 1 million people and left residents of Khartoum struggling to survive.

Reuters

UN seeks $3 billion for Sudan as fighting rages in Khartoum

The United Nations said on Wednesday more than half Sudan's population now needed aid and protection, as civilians sought shelter from air strikes and sporadic clashes between rival military factions in the Khartoum area.

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Air strikes pound Sudan's capital as conflict enters second month

The Sudanese army carried out air strikes in the north of the capital Khartoum on Monday, attacking its paramilitary rivals around a hospital that witnesses said was damaged in the bombardment.

Reuters

Khartoum region bombarded by air strikes as Sudan’s rivals talk

Shelling and air strikes have pounded parts of Sudan's capital with little sign that warring military factions are ready to back down.

The New Daily

Khartoum under bombardment as Sudan's rivals talk

Shelling and air strikes pounded parts of Sudan's capital on Sunday with little sign that warring military factions were ready to back down in a month-long conflict that has killed hundreds despite ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia.

Reuters

Why is the Darfur region so central to fighting in Sudan?

Rapid Support Forces faction likely to fall back to lawless stronghold if fight with regular army fails in capital

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Russia's Wagner mercenary group is not in Sudan, Prigozhin says

Russia's Wagner mercenary group is not operating in Sudan and has not been involved in politics there since Omar al-Bashir was deposed by army officers in a 2019 uprising, its head Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday.

Reuters

US negotiators at Sudan talks are 'cautiously optimistic' - Nuland

U.S. negotiators taking part in talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at extending a ceasefire between rival armed forces in Sudan are "cautiously optimistic," U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday, as she faced criticism from senators over the administration's handling of issues in Sudan.

Reuters

How Sudan's paramilitary forces took parts of Khartoum, stormed army chief's quarters

When conflict flared in Khartoum almost a month ago, pitting Sudan's armed forces and their heavy weaponry against a paramilitary force born out of an agile but lightly-armed desert militia, it looked like it might prove a one-sided fight.

Reuters

Rival Sudan forces urged to respect ceasefire to allow humanitarian convoys

Sudan's warring parties were continuing face-to-face talks on Monday in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah as international mediators pressed to end a conflict that has left nearly 600 people dead forced thousands to flee the country.

Radio France Internationale

Fighting rages in Sudan as mediators seek end to conflict

Envoys from warring parties are in Saudi Arabia for talks that mediators hope will bring an end to the conflict.

Al Jazeera

Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to conflict in Sudan

Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties were in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a three-week old conflict that has killed hundreds and triggered an exodus.

Radio France Internationale

Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to Sudan conflict

Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties met in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a three-week-old conflict that has killed hundreds and triggered an exodus.

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Al Jazeera

Rival Sudan factions meet in Saudi Arabia as pressure mounts

US-Saudi-led initiative in Jeddah is the first serious attempt to end fighting that has thrown Sudan into chaos.

The New Daily

Saudi Arabia volunteers to broker peace between Sudan’s rival forces

Khartoum residents caught between government and rebel forces have a glimmer of hope thanks to Saudi-mediated talks

Reuters

Sudan paramilitary RSF to attend Jeddah talks with armed forces

Envoys from Sudan's warring military factions - the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces - were in Jeddah for talks on Saturday, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said, as international mediators pressed for an end to the three-week old conflict.

The Week

How the latest conflict in Sudan began

The US believes there is little chance of a ceasefire in Sudan as neither side has an incentive to stop warring.

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Veteran soldier leads Sudan's army against rival general

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan pledged to take Sudan to civilian rule, but after going to war last month with his former partner in a military coup, that looks a distant promise.

The Conversation

Sudan: the longer the conflict lasts, the higher the risk of a regional war

The 2019 Sudan uprisings that ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir and installed a military-civilian transitional government gave hope that the northern African country could finally transition to democratic rule. The country has been ruled by the military for most of its independence since 1956.

The New Daily

UN pressures Sudan’s warring generals after aid looted

The UN and other humanitarian agencies are seeking detailed guarantees of safe passage from warring factions in Sudan after six aid trucks were looted.

Reuters

UN aid chief wants meetings with Sudan's warring factions within days

The United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday he hoped to have face-to-face meetings with Sudan's warring parties within two to three days to secure public guarantees from them for the safe passage of humanitarian assistance.

Reuters

Explainer-Sudan's conflict: Who's backing the rival commanders?

Military rivals locked in a conflict that erupted in Sudan on April 15 both courted foreign backing in the years leading up to the fighting.

The Independent UK

What is happening in Sudan and why? The war and conflict explained

Warring factions observe fragile truce as foreign governments shutter embassies and race to evacuate their diplomats and citizens

Reuters

Explainer-What is happening in Sudan? Fighting in Khartoum explained

A conflict in Sudan that erupted on April 15 has killed hundreds of people, driven more than 100,000 to flee across the borders and displaced hundreds of thousands inside the country where many already relied on international aid before fighting began.

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