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Sudan army retreats from Darfur's last stronghold as UN warns of 'atrociti
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sudan's army withdrew from its last stronghold in Darfur as the RSF seized control of el-Fasher. The UN warned of "atrocities" and "ethnic killings," calling the situation a major escalation in Sudan's war. Over 250,000 civilians, half of them children, remain trapped amid famine and violenc
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UAE expresses solidarity with Sudanese people; conveys condolences over vi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Sudanese people over the victims of the devastating landslide in the Darfur region, which resulted in the deaths of more than a thousand people and the destruction of the village of Tarasin in the mountainous Jebel Marra a
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Drone strikes UN convoy in Sudan's North Darfur amid ongoing conflict
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
UN spokesperson Daniela Gross told reporters on Thursday that all drivers and personnel travelling with the World Food Programme (WFP) convoy were safe. It remains unclear who carried out Wednesday's attack, marking the second incident in the past three months preventing a UN convoy from del
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Sudan's paramilitary RSF forms alternate govt, escalating civil war, deepe
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan has declared the formation of an alternate government, directly challenging the military authorities based in the country's capital, Khartoum, as the country's devastating civil war enters its third year, Al Jazeera repo
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Attack on Saudi Hospital in Sudan leaves 70 dead, 19 injured: WHO chief
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned the recent attack on the Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, which resulted in 70 deaths and 19 injuries.
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"Siege in Sudan's El Fasher leaves 782 dead, over 1,143 injured," says Uni
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The ongoing siege and hostilities in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur State, have left at least 782 civilians dead and more than 1,143 injured, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report published on Friday.
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UAE expresses profound concern about the famine in Sudan and welcomes UNSC
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
We express our deepest concern over the declared famine in parts of North Darfur, particularly in Zamzam camp, which shelters over half a million displaced people, the likelihood of famine in the Abu Shouk and Al Salam camps, and the nine additional Sudanese states where people are living in
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47 killed in Sudan's el Fasher region as conflict rages
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
At least 30 civilians and 17 soldiers were killed in attacks in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, as fighting in the country shows no sign of abating since the conflict started in mid-April last year, reported Al Jazeera.
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UAE expresses deep concern over heightened tensions in North Darfur
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The UAE calls on all armed factions, including the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces, to end the fighting and return to dialogue. The UAE again calls on all warring parties to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, and to take immediate, decisive
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Over 800 Sudanese reportedly killed by armed groups in West Darfur: UNHCR
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
More than 800 people have been killed by armed groups in Ardamata in Sudan's West Darfur, as per the UN.
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Ethnic groups targeted by Sudan's RSF in Ardamata
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The UNHCR official highlighted the situation in the volatile Darfur region, where fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has caused even more displacement with thousands struggling to find shelter and many sleeping under trees by the roadside.
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Nine, including 4 soldiers killed in Sudan air crash due to "technical fai
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"A civilian Antonov plane today crashed in Port Sudan Airport as a result of a technical failure, leading to the death of 9 people including 4 military personnel. One child survived the crash," the Sundanese Army said in a Facebook post.
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