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Fierce fighting rages across Sudan despite ceasefire extension

Sudanese fighter jets pounded paramilitary positions in Khartoum on Thursday while deadly fighting and looting flared in Darfur, despite the army and a rival force agreeing to extend a ceasefire deal.

Radio France Internationale

How Sudan's military factions set path to war as mediation stalled

Alarmed that movements of rival military factions in Sudan could bring bloodshed, a group of mediators pushed for last-ditch talks between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and paramilitary commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo two weeks ago.

Reuters

‘Constant Fear’: War Shakes Sudan Despite Truce Pledges

Strikes by air, tanks and artillery shook Sudan's capital Khartoum and the adjacent city of Bahri on Friday, witnesses said, mocking a 72-hour truce extension announced by the army and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Hundreds have been killed and tens of thousands have fled for their lives in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Bristolians coming home after fleeing chaos and killing in Sudan

Bristol Sudanese Community Association to hold a fundraiser on Sunday 7 May

Bristol Post

Malign actors could ‘hyper-charge’ Sudan conflict, say ex-envoys

Former ambassadors and analysts say lasting ceasefire vital to thwart attempts to capitalise on unrest

The Guardian - UK

Sudan’s army and RSF say ceasefire extended but fighting goes on

Military and Rapid Support Forces agree to extend truce but violence continues to rock Khartoum and Darfur region.

Al Jazeera

Sudan's warring generals agree to extend three-day truce

In tonight's edition: Sudan's rival generals agree to extend a fragile truce for another 72 hours. Meanwhile, citizens continue to flock to the country's borders to escape the violence. We're joined by a Franco-Sudanese evacuee, who's just arrived in France. Also, the US postpones its meeting over HIV and AIDS…

France 24

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Is Sudan heading towards a new civil war?

Don't be fooled by tenuous truces. Nearly two weeks on in Sudan, with no clear winner in sight, the personal power play between rival generals shows all the signs that it could spiral into all-out civil war. Residents are desperately trying to leave the capital Khartoum. Tens of thousands have…

France 24

Armed fighters rampage through Darfur city despite Sudan ceasefire

A three-day ceasefire was due to end on Thursday night

Evening Standard

Fighting surges in Sudan even as ceasefire is extended

Army and RSF agree to extend truce but violence means no respite for exhausted civilians

The Guardian - UK

Wounded British doctor’s evacuation fate hangs in balance as he undergoes surgery at Sudan airfield

Retired doctor at risk of developing life-threatening sepsis and being unable to fly out of war zone

The Independent UK

Sudan: questions about Wagner Group involvement as another African country falls prey to Russian mercenaries

After more than a week of intense fighting between Sudanese government troops and paramilitary forces in Khartoum, many western countries – including the US and UK – are evacuating their nationals from the strife-torn city.

The Conversation

Lebanese Businessman Flees Sudan Conflict to a Nation in Economic Crisis

As Lebanese businessman Ahmad Shams sheltered in the hotel he ran in Khartoum from the gunfire and shelling that erupted there this month, it brought back flashbacks of the civil war that had shattered Lebanon's capital in his youth. "It's the same picture – there are militias, there are international…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan's rival generals share a troubled past: genocide in Darfur

Two generals are currently battling for control of Sudan's capital Khartoum. In the early 2000s, both played key roles in the government's brutal crackdown in Darfur, which was ruled a genocide.

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Renewed Air Strikes Hit Khartoum as Deadly Fighting Flares in Darfur...Clock Ticks Down on Sudan Truce

The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur as the clock ticked down on a fragile US-brokered ceasefire now in its final full day. Late Wednesday, the army said it had agreed to talks in Juba, capital of neighbouring…

Reuters

Lebanese businessman flees Sudan conflict to a nation in economic crisis

Liverpool Echo

Dad told kids shooting outside home was a game of 'Tom and Jerry'

The British-Sudanese dad said that a gunfight broke out outside his block of flats in Khartoum

WEKU

As Sudan's conflict continues into its second week, here's what to know

With fighting continuing between rival generals, thousands are fleeing the country and embassies have shut. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warns the violence may spread to other countries.

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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

The Guardian - AU

Sudan crisis live: rival factions agree to extend ceasefire for a further 72 hours – as it happened

Army and paramilitary opponents, the RSF, agree to extend fragile truce that was due to end at midnight

Al Jazeera

Sudan fighting in its 13th day: A list of key events

Battles have killed at least 512 people, wounded more than 4,000 and left some districts of greater Khartoum in ruins.

ABC News

Violence flares in Sudan as army approves ceasefire extension and Australians urged to leave

Sudan's army and a paramilitary force have been battling on Khartoum's outskirts, undermining a truce in their 11-day conflict, but the army has expressed willingness to extend the ceasefire.

The Independent UK

‘Three days with no food, no water’: British businessman trying to escape Sudan describes horror

‘I saw a lot of people get shot and dying in front of my eyes’

Evening Standard

Move now, James Cleverly warns Britons trying to flee Sudan conflict

The military is racing to rescue citizens amid fears the fighting will resume once the 72-hour pause expires on Thursday night

The Independent UK

Why the US evacuation from Sudan left Americans behind

The effort to get private citizens out of Sudan by countries around the globe continues, by military airlift, ship and over land

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