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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.

Reuters

White House Condemns Violence in Sudan, Reveals New Ukraine Aid

The White House on Wednesday condemned violence in Sudan that has led to a high death toll and said all American personnel there are accounted for. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters the estimated death toll is about 270 from days of fighting between rival factions. Separately, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

320 Sudan Troops Flee Fighting to Chad

Around 320 Sudanese soldiers have fled the fighting raging in their country to neighbouring Chad, the country's defense minister said Wednesday. "They arrived in our territory, were disarmed and detained" on Sunday, General Daoud Yaya Brahim told a press conference, saying the troops feared being killed by the paramilitary Rapid…

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Arab League Urges Ceasefire in Sudan ahead of Eid Al-Fitr

Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Wednesday called on conflicting Sudanese parties to cease fire during the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr holiday to enable civilians to respond to urgent humanitarian situations. "It is heartrending to see Sudanese brethren observe Eid Al-Fitr frightened at their homes, in fear of their lives,…

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Intense Arab, International Contacts to Stop War in Sudan

Saudi Arabia and France stressed the importance of stopping the military escalation between the conflicting parties in Sudan, the Sudanese military and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), that erupted on Saturday. During a phone call on Wednesday, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called…

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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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egyptian army says soldiers stuck in Sudan back home or at embassy

Three flights carrying 177 Egyptian troops from Sudan have arrived in Cairo and a separate group of 27 air force personnel are in the care of the Egyptian embassy in Sudan, according to military statements.

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Thousands flee as new ceasefire attempt fails in Sudan

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

Al Jazeera

Sudan capital hit by multiple airstrikes after cease-fire fails to hold

Multiple airstrikes and heavy fighting rocked Sudan’s capital after a proposed cease-fire to halt days of clashes between the army and a paramilitary group failed to hold.

Tribune News Service

Damage from violent clashes in Sudan visible from space (satellite photos)

Imagery from satellites operated by Maxar Technologies has provided insight into the damage caused by fighting between rival military factions in Sudan.

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Russia's private Wagner Group denies it is operating in Sudan

The Russian private military Wagner Group on Wednesday denied it was operating in Sudan and said it had nothing to do with battles rocking the giant impoverished African state.

Reuters

Residents in Khartoum live in fear and desperation as fighting rages on

As rival military factions fight on the streets of Sudan's capital, three women describe what life is like for them. "I think we can die at any time. Nobody can feel safe in Khartoum now," one says.

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Aid worker and son, 8, trapped in school in Sudan with dwindling supplies and gunshots outside

Exclusive: A group of 20 is trapped, with a week or two of supplies and no idea how and when they will get out

The Independent UK

'Past catastrophic': Sudan fighting shutters Khartoum's hospitals

The few hospitals still operating in Khartoum after Sudan's sudden explosion into war have bodies lying unburied, bullets crashing through windows and terrified medics staying away as artillery pounds nearby.

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Chad disarmed Sudanese contingent which entered its territory on Monday - defence minister

Chad's army stopped and disarmed a Sudanese contingent of 320 soldiers who entered the West African country on Monday, Defence Minister Daoud Yaya Brahim said on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Residents flee Khartoum as fighting continues

Bodies on the streets of the Sudanese capital as fighting enters fifth day despite ceasefire claims.

Axios

Israel fears Sudan unrest could end prospects of peace treaty

Israel is using its relationships with the generals leading the Sudanese military and the RSF to urge them to end the fighting.

Manchester Evening News

Sudan violence continues for fifth day with death toll passing 270 as rival forces clash

The unrest erupted in the northeast African country after an internationally brokered truce fell apart

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Can the international community stop the fighting in Sudan?

The warring generals show little interest in ending hostilities amid what could be an existential threat to them.

Radio France Internationale

Thousands flee Khartoum as fighting continues despite 24-hour truce

Thousands of residents have fled the Sudanese capital Khartoum as fighting between the army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries raged for a fifth day. A 24-hour humanitarian truce collapsed almost immediately. At least 270 civilians have lost their lives. UN and foreign government staff are being evacuated.

Reuters

Sudan's army chief, the warlord and a feud that risks civil war

A battle that is hammering Khartoum and dragging Sudan to the brink of civil war pits the army chief and his regular forces against the streetwise fighters loyal to a former warlord.

Al Jazeera

Diplomats, aid workers under attack in ‘nightmare’ Sudan violence

Endre Stiansen, the Norwegian ambassador to Sudan, said the ‘urban warfare’ in Khartoum is unprecedented.

The Conversation

Sudan created a paramilitary force to destroy government threats – but it became a major threat itself

Sudan is in crisis. Fighting continues between Sudan’s military leader, Abdelfattah Al-Burhan, and his deputy on Sudan’s ruling council, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, who commands the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The Independent UK

Sudan residents trapped in their basements as fighting intensifies: ‘They are attacking indiscriminately’

Many face dwindling supplies – while hospitals are being bombed, looted and occupied

Reuters

Sudan's paramilitary RSF agrees to 24-hour ceasefire

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces agreed on Wednesday to a 24-hour ceasefire starting at 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) following a days-long power struggle and bloody clashes with the army.

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