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The Latest Breaking News on Sudan armed conflict spreading to new regions, warns UN

A month into Sudan's brutal war, no end in sight

Khartoum (AFP) - One month since Sudan's conflict erupted, its capital is a desolate war zone where terrorised families huddle at home as gun battles rage, while the western Darfur region has descended into deadly chaos.

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Mohamed’s story of evacuating Khartoum with his family as they feared for their lives

A MONTH ago exactly, 30-year-old Mohamed and his wife woke up to the sound of artillery fire...

The National (Scotland)

Charities call for more eyes on plight of Sudanese people following evacuations

HUMANITARIAN organisations have urged the international community and media to place more attention on those still struggling in war-torn Sudan...

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Sudan's conflict since fighting erupted in mid-April

Sudan's capital has been devastated by a conflict between the army and paramilitary Rapid Response Forces (RSF) since mid-April.

Reuters

Sudan refugee crisis: aid agencies face huge challenges as hundreds of thousands flee violence

Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by a confrontation between two generals: the head of Sudan’s Armed Forces, General Abdelfatah El-Burhan, and the head of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

The Conversation

Western motion to monitor Sudan abuses ekes past at UN rights body

The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly passed a motion to increase monitoring of human rights abuses in Sudan where hundreds of civilians have been killed since a conflict erupted last month.

Reuters

In Khartoum, civilians face desperate struggle to survive

Since fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15, Khartoum resident Omar says he and his father have not left their home and believe they are the only civilians left in the neighbourhood.

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Why is Sudan so prone to civil war?

Sudan has suffered three internal wars spanning more than 40 years of its 67 years as a nation. Two rival generals are now battling in the capital Khartoum, raising fears of another ruinous conflict.

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Sudan battles rage as more civilians risk dangerous escape

Khartoum (AFP) - Fighting raged in the Sudanese capital and a city to the south Wednesday, residents said, pushing more people to undertake dangerous journeys to safety across the country's borders.

AFP

Sudan refugees fear uncertain future in Ethiopia

Metema (Ethiopia) (AFP) - After a perilous three-day journey from conflict-torn Sudan, Muhamad Yusuf reached the Ethiopian border town of Metema.

AFP

Sudan fighting in its 26th day: A list of key events

Heavy air raids and looting reported in central Khartoum as truce talks in Jeddah target a short-term ceasefire.

Al Jazeera

Sudan’s doctors turn to social media as health infrastructure crumbles

With hospitals struggling amid the violence, medics are using helplines on messaging platforms to reach those in need

The Guardian - UK

United Nations says over 700,000 people displaced within Sudan since mid-April

Heavy fighting in Sudan has displaced 700,000 people within the country since the middle of April, the United Nations said on Tuesday, adding the figure had doubled in a week.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan capital rocked by air strikes, looting

Residents of Sudan's capital reported heavy air strikes in central Khartoum on Tuesday amid a surge in looting while Saudi Arabia said negotiators were working toward a short-term ceasefire.

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Factbox-How big is the aid crisis caused by the Sudan fighting?

Aid workers say fighting between rival military factions in Sudan is pushing poorly-funded humanitarian programmes in the region to a breaking point.

France 24

Sudan: In absence of humanitarian aid, citizen initiatives attempt to help victims of violence

Despite a shaky truce declared in Sudan until May 11, the violence has continued, endangering civilians who were already facing shortages of medical care, basic necessities, water, and electricity. In response, citizen solidarity movements are emerging both on the ground and on social networks in an attempt to assist the…

Radio France Internationale

Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to conflict in Sudan

Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties were in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a three-week old conflict that has killed hundreds and triggered an exodus.

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Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to Sudan conflict

Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties met in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a three-week-old conflict that has killed hundreds and triggered an exodus.

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Khartoum civilians caught between bitter foes as fighting continues to rage

Civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital saytheir plight is being ignored by both the army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

Reuters

Sudanese say warring factions ignore their plight as hardships grow

Heavy gunfire echoed around Khartoum on Friday as civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital said the army and rival paramilitary were fighting without regard to their plight.

The Independent UK

Cleverly: UK’s 30 evacuation flights helped 2,450 people flee Sudan violence

The UK’s final flight departed Port Sudan on Wednesday evening.

The Independent UK

Shelling in Sudanese capital disrupts aid delivery efforts

Residents say heavy shelling in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum is disrupting efforts to deliver badly needed aid to trapped civilians as yet another fragile and frequently violated truce ran out

The Guardian - UK

NHS doctors stuck in Saudi Arabia after fleeing Sudan fighting

Glasgow registrars unsure if UK will grant visas for immediate family members who also escaped Khartoum

The Independent UK

NHS doctor who missed last Sudan evacuation flight ‘betrayed’ amid fears more medics left behind

Foreign Office announced deadline to be processed to evacuate was at 10am on Wednesday - but the notice didn’t give everyone enough time to make it

Evening Standard

Warning Sudan could become ‘tragedy of global significance’ as last UK evacuation flight leaves

The war in Sudan could become a “tragedy of global significance”, the United Nation’s aid chief has warned, as the last British evacuation flights left the country.

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