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Sunak holds emergency meeting on Sudan violence amid reports of evacuation

The UK Government said it was ‘doing everything possible’ to support Britons trapped in the warring country.

The Independent UK

Brit stuck in war zone asks Foreign Office 'what are you doing' as citizens 'abandoned'

Speaking to the Mirror just minutes after news broke that diplomats and nationals from the US, UK, France and China are to be evacuated, William from Coventry said there are no signs this is happening

Daily Mirror

Sudan battles rage as conflict enters second week

Sudan’s army and paramilitary group RSF began a violent power struggle last weekend with more than 400 people killed.

Al Jazeera

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All U.S. embassy staff evacuated from war-torn Sudan - White House

The U.S. military evacuated American government personnel from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said on Saturday, adding that Washington is suspending operations at its embassy there as fighting between Sudan's rival commanders continued.

Reuters

Will Ethiopia Take Advantage of Sudan’s Unrest to Resolve Border Dispute?

The border dispute between Addis Ababa and Khartoum over Al-Fashaga has returned to the fore, following Sudanese reports about “unusual” movement by the Ethiopian forces in the disputed area since the eruption of the recent unrest in Sudan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Khartoum Sees Lull in Fighting on First Day of Eid

Street fighting between the forces of two rival generals eased in parts of Sudan's capital by Friday evening, witnesses reported, after repeated calls for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire to the nearly week-long conflict. More than 400 people have been killed and thousands wounded since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US prepares to extract its diplomats from Khartoum as fighting worsens

The US is preparing contingency plans to evacuate the US embassy in Sudan as fighting in the capital intensifies.

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Top US, Sudanese generals speak as US weighs embassy evacuation

US General Mark Milley held call with Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan over safety of US citizens in Sudan.

Al Jazeera

SBPAC help centre to aid Sudan Thais

The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) has set up a help centre for 210 Thai students in Sudan amid ongoing fighting in its capital Khartoum.

Bangkok Post

Clashes in Sudan on Eid holiday despite truce announcements

Residents in Khartoum say fighting continued after the army announced a three-day truce for the Eid festival.

Al Jazeera

Sudan's rival generals "hold their country hostage" as battle of egos turns deadly

Many fear the generals have "passed the point of no return” and the fighting will continue until one declares victory.

Axios

Residents of Sudan's capital seek perilous escape as war shatters holiday

The Eid al-Fitr holiday is usually a time for many residents of Sudan's capital to visit relatives outside the city, which falls quiet. This year, those who can are making a frantic escape from Khartoum, driven out by war.

Reuters

Sudan: violence between army and militia is a symptom of an old disease that is destroying Africa

A three-day ceasefire to mark the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Khartoum appears to be dead in the water as fighting continues in the Sudanese capital. According to the World Health Organization, more than 330 people have been killed over the past week. Now, with reports emerging that arms are…

The Conversation

Trapped Britons say Foreign Office won’t help them escape Sudan warzone

Foreign nationals, including Brits, have been left to fend for themselves in Khartoum as governments, aid agencies say it is too dangerous to run evacuations

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The Guardian - UK

Sudan faces surge in fighting as ceasefire attempts fail before end of Eid

More shelling and gunfights in Khartoum amid fears opportunity to avoid full civil war may be lost

Radio France Internationale

EU mulls evacuation of citizens from Khartoum as latest ceasefire collapses

The European Union says it is planning for a possible evacuation of EU citizens from Khartoum, when the security situation allows, as armed clashes continue to rage in the Sudanese capital.

The Guardian - UK

US and UK troops moving close to Sudan for possible evacuation

MoD engaged in ‘prudent planning’ as several hundred British citizens are estimated to be in country

Reuters

Explainer-Sudan's conflict and what worries neighbours, the U.S. and others

A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile waters and oil pipelines to the shape of a new government and a new humanitarian crisis in the making.

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The New Daily

Fighting trumps faith: No Eid truce in Khartoum

The feuding factions tearing apart Sudan's hard-won stability have ignored the sacred Eid holiday to exchange fire in Khartoum's streets

Reuters

Spanish planes ready to evacuate foreign civilians from Sudan

Spanish military aircraft are on standby and ready to evacuate some 60 Spanish nationals and about 20 civilians from other countries from Sudan's capital Khartoum amid armed conflict there, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Friday.

Daily Mirror

Babies abandoned in hospital incubators as Brits trapped with 400 dead in city

One Brit said she has been taking shelter in a school basement in Sudan with her friends and six children, including her daughter as fighting rages in Khartoum

Wales Online

The fear in Cardiff's Sudanese community as their homeland's capital is torn apart by fighting

“I can’t send any money home because the banks are closed. People from Cardiff want to support their relatives but they can’t."

Al Jazeera

US deploys more troops to Djibouti for possible Sudan evacuation

US preparing to send additional troops to nearby Djibouti in case an evacuation of Americans from Sudan is needed.

The Independent UK

Sudan’s top general makes first video address since conflict as death toll passes 400

‘We are confident that we will overcome this ordeal...’

Reuters

'Art is continuous resistance': Sudanese cartoonist draws to bring hope, truth

In his living room in Norway, while the TV broadcasts pictures of the violence back home in Khartoum, Khalid Albaih does what he has become known for in the Middle East and beyond: draw cartoons.

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