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The Latest Breaking News from Khartoum

Bombings rock Sudanese capital amid calls for ceasefire

Bombing and artillery shelling continue to rock the Sudanese capital amid calls for a three-day ceasefire over the Eid al-Fitr holiday so civilians can leave.

The New Daily

US positions troops for possible Sudan embassy evacuation

The U.S. is positioning more military capabilities near Sudan for a potential mission to evacuate its diplomats from the capital Khartoum as security there deteriorates.

Tribune News Service

Little let-up in Khartoum fighting despite Sudan truce declaration

Sporadic shelling rang out late on Friday in Sudan's capital even though warring factions announced a truce, while one force said it was willing to allow airports to reopen for the evacuation of foreign nationals.

Reuters

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Plans afoot to get Thais out of Sudan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will meet with the military on Friday to plan the evacuation of Thai nationals from Sudan amid difficulties due to the closure of the international airport in Khartoum as violent unrest continues.

Bangkok Post

Up to 20,000 people flee Sudan for Chad, UN says

In tonight's edition: Khartoum residents are desperate for respite after six days of warfare between rival armed forces. Sudan's military has ruled out negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group as the humanitarian crisis deepens. Also, two years after the town of Palma in northern Mozambique was captured…

France 24

Countries call for Eid ceasefire in Sudan as fighting continues

All parties, including Ethiopia, South Sudan and US say it’s time to stop fighting that has forced thousands to flee.

Al Jazeera

US preparing for possible evacuation of embassy staff in Sudan

Pentagon says it moved ‘military capabilities’ near Sudan in case it needs to facilitate departure of embassy personnel.

Al Jazeera

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Why Sudan's conflict matters to the rest of the world

Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two top generals has put Africa’s third-largest country at risk of collapse and could have consequences far beyond its borders

The Independent UK

What is driving Sudan to the brink of civil war? Gold, mercenaries, and two men who 'hate each other's guts'

Two generals cut a ruthless path to power in Sudan. But once their grip on power was challenged, they turned on each other. The bloody battle for the top could shape the future of the country.

ABC News

Sudan's military rules out negotiations with rival paramilitary force

Sudan's military ruled out negotiations with a rival paramilitary force on Thursday, saying it would only accept its surrender as the two sides continued to battle in central Khartoum and other parts of the country, threatening to wreck international attempts to broker a longer cease-fire.

France 24

US moves military assets to Djibouti for possible Sudan evac

The Pentagon is moving military assets to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan

The Independent UK

Khartoum residents seek medical advice online as hospitals attacked

The World Health Organization has urged both sides in Sudan to pause fighting to allow people to get medical attention, as Khartoum's residents have banded together on social media offering aid, advice and support as fighting between two rival factions within the military junta entered its sixth day.

Radio France Internationale

In Khartoum, corpses litter the streets: ‘The fighting keeps residents from burying them’

The capital of Sudan, Khartoum, has been embroiled in violent clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support forces (RSF) since April 15, leading to scores of casualties. Images received by the FRANCE 24 Observers team show lifeless bodies littering the streets of the city. Our Observer, a…

France 24

When I call relatives in Sudan, I don’t know if they will still be alive. The world must not look away

The UK has a duty to lead a campaign of international pressure, says Sudan human rights researcher Mohamed Osman

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Sudan: up to 20,000 flee violence as rival leaders refuse to negotiate

Military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of RSF both rule out truce

WEKU

Khartoum's hospital system has collapsed after cease-fire fails

After close to two weeks of fighting and a failed attempt at an internationally-brokered cease-fire, most of its hospitals are shut down and inaccessible.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum Receives Remaining Troops in Sudan

The Egyptian army said on Thursday that three flights carrying its troops had arrived at a Cairo airbase from Sudan the previous day, confirming an earlier statement by the Sudanese Armed Forces on the return of the soldiers to Egypt. In a statement, the army also said that other Egyptian…

The Independent UK

Sudan's truce falters, as Egypt repatriates army personnel

Egypt has repatriated dozens of technicians in its air force who had been held by one of the warring factions in Sudan

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Al Jazeera

Sudan health system overwhelmed as fighting rages on

Nearly 50 health facilities have closed in the capital and surrounding areas since the conflict broke out.

Al Jazeera

Sudan fighting in its sixth day: Here is a list of key events

As battles rage in Khartoum and other cities in Sudan, we take a look at the main developments.

The New Daily

New fighting rattles Khartoum as residents flee Sudan’s capital

Residents of Sudan's capital have reported renewed heavy gunfire as many tried to flee the city on the eve of the Eid holiday.

Al Jazeera

Online posts in Sudan show trapped civilians, doctors in despair

Videos on social media show evacuated hospitals, trapped university students, and civilians sheltering under furniture.

Reuters

U.N. chief calls for three-day ceasefire in Sudan as thousands flee

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Sudan's warring factions to observe a ceasefire over the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday to allow civilians to reach safe areas as rival forces battled for a sixth day on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan Rivals Attempt another Truce as Civilians Flee Unrest

Sudan's rival generals on Wednesday made a new attempt at a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire after a failed truce the night before.

Al Jazeera

Thousands flee as new ceasefire attempt fails in Sudan

Khartoum residents struggle with power cuts, water shortage as fighting rages for fifth day.

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