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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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Sudan's warring generals extend theoretical truce but keep fighting

Sudan's warring military factions agreed to a new and longer seven-day ceasefire from Thursday, neighbour and mediator South Sudan said, even as more air strikes and shooting in the Khartoum capital region undercut their latest supposed truce.

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WHO says risk 'moderate' after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had found after a risk assessment that there was a "moderate risk" related to the seizure of a public health laboratory in Sudan's capital Khartoum by one of the warring parties.

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Sudanese Fleeing Clashes Flood Port City, Borders with Egypt

Sudanese fleeing the fighting between rival generals in their capital flooded an already overwhelmed city on the Red Sea and Sudan’s northern borders with Egypt, as explosions and gunfire echoed Monday in Khartoum. Many exhausted Sudanese and foreigners arrived in Port Sudan, the country's main seaport, joining thousands who have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

The Independent UK

Sudan conflict pushes 100,000 to flee across borders to neighbouring countries

The fighting in Sudan has caused more than 330,000 people to flee their homes within the country, with over 100,000 others escaping over the borders, the United Nations said Tuesday, as gunfire and explosions echoed across the capital despite another ceasefire deal.

France 24

Sudanese fleeing clashes flood port city, borders with Egypt

Sudanese fleeing the fighting between rival generals in their capital city are flooding an already overwhelmed city on the Red Sea and Sudan’s northern borders with Egypt

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Sudan Battles Rage as UN Agencies Warn of ‘Catastrophe’

Fierce fighting between rival generals raged on in Sudan Tuesday despite the latest truce, as warnings multiplied of the potential for a "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of refugees. Bloodshed has gripped Sudan since April 15 when tensions erupted into armed exchanges between regular army chief Abdel Fattah…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hemedti to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Have Control of Khartoum, We Don’t Fear Foreign Meddling

General Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Daglo, commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stressed that his forces are now in complete control of the capital Khartoum’s three main districts: Khartoum, Khartoum Bahri and Omdurman. In an interview to Asharq Al-Awsat, he added that the RSF is working closely with the citizens…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN refugee agency warns more than 800,000 may flee Sudan

Some 73,000 have already left Sudan and the UN warns thousands will flee as fighting rages on and resources dwindle.

Al Jazeera

Sudanese fleeing north face arduous crossing into Egypt

(This May 1 story has been refiled to fix a typographical error in paragraph 17)

Reuters

Brits race to make it onto final Sudan rescue flights as battles erupt

The extra rescue missions left Port Sudan after UK citizens faced a noon deadline to complete a dangerous 500-mile drive from Khartoum

Daily Mirror

Medics in Sudan warn of crisis as health system near collapse

Critical shortages of basic goods including water, and bodies piling in streets creating ‘environmental catastrophe’

The Guardian - UK

Sudanese civilian groups band together to provide essential aid

Civilians are helping Sudan’s most vulnerable via food banks, donations, logistical coordination and medical support.

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'It was like doomsday,' says Gaza woman after quitting Sudan

When bridges closed in her area of Sudan's capital Khartoum, Palestinian medical student Nour Kullab thought it was just another protest.

The Guardian - UK

Extra UK evacuation flight departs Sudan as rival factions clash

Flight left Port Sudan on Monday evening as fighting continued to rage in the capital, Khartoum

Reuters

Cradle of Sudan's uprising becomes transit point for those fleeing war

The Sudanese city of Atbara - birthplace of the uprising that led to the overthrow of strongman Omar al-Bashir in 2019 - has become a hub for those fleeing the conflict in Khartoum.

Al Jazeera

The Pakistanis who chose to stay in Sudan, despite conflict

As thousands of foreign nationals escape the fighting, many Pakistani nationals say they will not leave.

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The Independent UK

Watch live: Third week of fighting in Sudan continues between rival military forces

Watch a live view of Khartoum as fighting between rival military forces in Sudan enters its third week.

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Envoy Says Sudan’s Warring Sides Agree to Negotiate

Sudan's warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the United Nations' top official in the country told The Associated Press on Monday, even as the two sides clashed in the capital despite another three-day extension of a fragile ceasefire. The talks would initially focus…

The Independent UK

Sudan – live: Final evacuation flight for fleeing Britons leaves as violence resumes

More than 800,000 people could flee the war-torn country, UN official warns

Al Jazeera

Key events in Sudan as fighting hits 17 days

The country’s warring factions continue to fight despite saying they would extend a barely respected 72-hour ceasefire.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Sending Envoy over 'Unprecedented' Sudan Crisis

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sending an envoy to the Sudan region amid the "unprecedented" situation there, as deadly hostilities enter a third week, his spokesman said Sunday. The announcement came as the army and heavily armed paramilitaries in Khartoum continued fighting, even as a widely breached ceasefire was extended…

Al Jazeera

UN sending relief chief to Sudan over ‘unprecedented’ situation

Martin Griffiths, travelling immediately, says people are struggling to get the food and water they need to survive.

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