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Sudan Conflict

How war-torn Sudan became world’s largest displacement crisis

Sudan’s escalating civil war has displaced over 13 million people, creating the world’s largest displacement crisis with millions facing famine, disease outbreaks and a collapsing healthcare system that threatens regional stability. On a sweltering afternoon in North Darfur, 16-year-old Nahed recounts the day armed men stormed her village, killing her grandfather and uncle while girls […]

Over 3.3 million displaced Sudanese return home amid civil war

A fragile sense of hope has emerged from Sudan’s devastating civil war as more than 3.3 million people who fled their homes have begun returning to their communities, even as fighting between military factions continues to reshape the nation. The International Organization for Migration reported Monday that these returns, spanning nearly 2,500 locations across nine […]

Sudan army chief says no peace until RSF is eliminated

Sudan’s military commander has drawn a hard line in the sand, declaring the nation’s brutal civil war can only end with the complete destruction of the paramilitary force his troops have battled for nearly three years. Speaking from his Port Sudan headquarters Sunday, Sovereignty Council Chairman Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told reporters that any negotiated […]

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Turkey dispatches sixth 2,600 ton Goodness ship to Sudan

Turkey has dispatched its sixth “Goodness Ship” carrying 2,600 tons of humanitarian aid from Mersin International Port to Sudan, reinforcing Ankara’s ongoing support for civilians caught in the African nation’s protracted civil war. The vessel, coordinated by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) in partnership with local authorities, civil society organisations and the Qatar […]

Sudan: Ali Kushayb faces ICC life sentence for Darfur atrocities

Prosecutors demand life sentence for Sudanese warlord Ali Kushayb at ICC for orchestrating mass atrocities in Darfur’s 2000s conflict amid ongoing Sudan crisis. Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court urged judges on Tuesday to impose a life sentence on Sudanese militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, convicted last month of orchestrating brutal atrocities in Darfur […]

Sudan’s army seizes two territories in North Kordofan from RSF

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have seized two key territories from the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Kordofan state. This military advance is seen as a significant strategic gain for the army. It comes amid separate, alarming reports of the RSF disposing of bodies in the city of el-Fasher in Darfur. Online footage […]

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UAE exposed as key RSF militia backer in Sudan

The United Arab Emirates has been exposed as a key backer of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, accused of war crimes in Darfur, according to a new investigation by The Sunday Times that corroborates United Nations findings on Emirati weapons supplies and gold smuggling routes fueling the conflict. Mounting Evidence of UAE Involvement Despite […]

How war in Sudan created the world’s largest displacement crisis

Sudan is now grappling with the largest global displacement crisis, with over 10 million people forced from their homes by a civil war that has killed more than 150,000 people and triggered widespread famine. The conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created a catastrophic humanitarian situation where […]

UN warns of imminent collapse in Sudan relief operations

In a stark alert, the United Nations has warned that humanitarian relief operations in Sudan are teetering on the brink of total collapse, threatening to deepen the already catastrophic Sudan humanitarian crisis. The warning comes amid escalating violence following the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) takeover of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The UN’s […]

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Armistice without RSF withdrawal will split Sudan

Darfur Governor Minni Arko Minnawi warned on Saturday that an armistice which does not require the withdrawal of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will lead to the split of Sudan. In a post on social media platform X, Minnawi stated that any ceasefire must be preceded by the pullback of the RSF—whom he labeled […]

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