Nov 11 UN says more than 800 people reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town amid war in Sudan By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The attack on Ardamata in West Darfur province earlier this month was the latest in a series of atrocities in Darfur that marked the monthslong war between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Continue reading
Jul 09 UN chief warns Sudan is on the brink of a ‘full-scale civil war’ after months of armed conflict By Samy Magdy, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital of Khartoum. Continue reading
Jul 08 At least 22 killed in airstrike in Sudanese city amid fighting between rival generals By Samy Magdy, Associated Press An airstrike in a Sudanese city on Saturday killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the three months of fighting between the country’s rival generals. Continue reading
Jun 21 Fresh clashes in Sudan end three-day ceasefire By Associated Press Residents are reporting that clashes between warring factions resumed in Sudan’s capital and a neighboring city after a three-day cease-fire expired. Continue reading
May 08 At least 100 people were killed during clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region, doctors’ union says By Associated Press The fighting in Genena, which broke out a few days after Sudan’s two rival generals took arms against each other in the capital of Khartoum, pointed to the possibility that the conflict could engulf other parts of the East African… Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as Sudan’s warring sides agree to negotiate By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudan's warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the top U.N. official in the country said Monday, even as the two sides clashed in the capital of Khartoum despite another three-day extension of a… Continue reading
May 01 Sudan’s warring generals agree to send representatives to negotiate, UN official says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Both the military and the RSF announced late Sunday that they would extend humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. Still, fighting raged early Monday in parts of the capital, Khartoum. Continue reading
Apr 22 Sudan’s army agrees to assist with evacuation of foreign citizens, diplomats By Associated Press The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate foreign citizens and diplomats from Sudan on military aircraft, as the bloody fighting that has engulfed the vast African nation entered its second week. Continue reading
Apr 16 Dozens killed, hundreds injured as battle for control of Sudan rages on By Jack Jeffrey, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day Sunday, signaling they were unwilling to end hostilities despite mounting diplomatic pressure to cease fire. Continue reading
Apr 15 Wider conflict feared as Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary force clash in capital By Associated Press Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force engaged in fierce fighting Saturday in the capital and elsewhere in the country, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict. Continue reading