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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

RSF strike hits Sudan hospital, kills multiple people

A drone strike by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed three people and wounded seven others at Al Mazmoum Hospital in Sudan’s south-eastern Sennar state late Sunday, the Sudan Doctors Network reported early on Monday. The medical group said in a statement that an RSF drone targeted the hospital Sunday evening, killing three people and wounding seven, including a medical staffer. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

WHO appeals for $1bn for world’s worst health crises including Gaza

The World Health Organization has appealed for $1bn to address health crises this year across the world’s 36 most severe emergencies, including in Gaza, Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. “A quarter of a billion people are living through humanitarian crises that strip away the most basic protections: safety, shelter and access to healthcare,” WHO health emergencies chief Chikwe Ihekweazu told reporters in Geneva. “Health needs are surging … yet access to care is shrinking.” Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

RSF's attack in North Darfur kills multiple civilians

A pro-Sudanese army joint force has said that 19 civilians were killed in a large-scale ground attack carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Jarjira area of North Darfur. In a statement on Monday, the Joint Force of Armed Movements said the Sudanese army, backed by the joint force and vigilante groups, repelled the assault late Sunday, preventing RSF militants from advancing in and around the area. The force said its troops inflicted heavy losses on the RSF in personnel and equipment and captured several militants… Read More…

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Multiple civilians killed in RSF drone attack in Sudan's South Kordofan

At least 79 civilians, including 43 children, were killed and 38 others injured in a drone strike carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in South Kordofan, Sudanese authorities said. In a statement, the South Kordofan state government said four women were among the victims in Thursday’s attack on the city of Kalogi in western Sudan. It said the drone fired four missiles into a kindergarten, a hospital and densely populated residential areas, describing the incident as a "heinous crime" committed by the RSF-allied Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North… Read More…

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF declares unilateral three-month 'humanitarian truce'

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced a unilateral three-month “humanitarian truce” with the Sudanese army, saying the ceasefire responds to international appeals to halt violence and expand access for relief agencies. In a recorded statement, RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said his forces and allied groups had agreed to "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that includes a halt to all hostile actions for three months." Read More…

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Sudan hails US-Saudi efforts to end war with paramilitary RSF

Sudan has praised peace efforts by the US and Saudi Arabia to stop bloodshed in the country. In a statement on X, the Transitional Sovereignty Council welcomed "the efforts of Saudi Arabia and the United States to bring just and equitable peace to Sudan." It thanked Washington and Riyadh for their "interest and continuous efforts to stop the Sudanese bloodshed" and affirmed Sudan’s readiness to engage seriously with the two countries "to achieve the peace that the Sudanese people have long awaited." Read More…

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177,000 civilians trapped in Sudan’s Al Fasher amid mass killings by RSF

As many as 177,000 civilians were stranded in the Sudanese city of Al Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, captured by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militias over the weekend, amid reports of mass killings and ethnic cleansing by the paramilitary group. The "RSF committed a horrifying massacre against unarmed civilians on an ethnic basis in a crime of racial cleansing. Reports from our field teams indicate that the number of victims is estimated in the thousands, amid severe communication difficulties and total insecurity,” the Sudan Doctors’ Union said in… Read More…

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ICC convicts Sudan militia chief Ali Kushayb for crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court convicted a feared Sudanese militia chief for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during brutal attacks in Darfur. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known by the nom de guerre Ali Kushayb, was convicted of multiple crimes including rape, murder and torture carried out between August 2003 and at least April 2004. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Sudan's transitional PM vows to fight on until rival paramilitary forces are defeated

Kamil El Tayeb Idris, Sudan’s transitional Prime Minister supported by the army, vowed on Thursday to keep fighting until rival paramilitary forces were defeated. “Our sovereignty and territorial integrity are red lines. We will never give up. I promise you, we will never give up,” Mr Idris told the UN General Assembly in New York. This month, his government rejected a new peace plan proposed by the US and other countries, insisting that only the Sudanese people could decide the future of their country. Read More…

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New process will surge aid into Sudan’s El Fasher: US official

An agreement with the Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces is being finalised that will see the paramilitary group allow aid into the western city of El Fasher, a US official said on Wednesday. US envoy Massad Boulos, President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Africa, said the deal would allow for a system to allow aid to enter the besieged city, which the RSF is trying to seize from the Sudanese army. The US has been working with the World Food Programme, the International Committee of the Red Cross and various NGOs… Read More…

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