The United Nations (UN) Security Council has imposed sanctions on four senior commanders of Sudan paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over alleged atrocities committed during the capture of El-Fasher in Darfur. Read More: 114 killed in week of attacks in Sudan’s Darfur: medical sources The sanctioned individuals include RSF deputy commanders Abdelrahim Hamdan Daglo and Gedo Hamdan Ahmed, […]
Sudan conflict
Sudan’s army says it has broken RSF siege in South Kordofan
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s army claimed on Monday that it had broken a long-running siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the town of Dilling in South Kordofan, a development that comes amid intensifying fighting across the wider Kordofan region. Read More: Attack on Sudan’s Kordofan funeral kills 40, UN reports In a statement, the military […]
Drone strike on Sudan market leaves 10 dead
A drone attack on a crowded market in Sudan’s North Darfur state killed at least 10 people over the weekend, according to local first responders. The incident underscores the worsening security situation as fighting intensifies across several parts of the country. Read More: Eagle anti-drone initiative underway in Pakistan following global trials The North Darfur Emergency […]
Sudan militia leader sentenced to 20 years by ICC
The International Criminal Court sentenced Sudanese Janjaweed militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman to 20 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted of 27 counts, including rape, murder, and torture in Darfur between 2003 and 2004. The court noted his personal role in beatings […]
Trump Announces Plan to Support Peace Efforts in Sudan
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will soon begin working to help end the fighting in Sudan. Speaking at the US-Saudi Business Forum, he said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman requested strong action. Trump explained that Sudan was not originally on his priority list, but the situation had become too unstable […]
Hundreds killed in alleged RSF massacre
DARFUR, SUDAN: Horrific accounts have emerged from the Sudanese city of al-Fashir, where witnesses say Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters executed hundreds of unarmed men after capturing the city last weekend. According to survivors and aid workers, fighters on camels rounded up groups of men, insulted them with racial slurs, and opened fire near a […]