Sudan Unrest

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  Over 100 Civilians Killed In Paramilitary Forces Attacks In Sudan

  Fierce fighting has been raging in El Fasher between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since May 2024.

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  Operation Kaveri: Batch Of 135 Indian Nationals Leave Sudan For Jeddah

  IAF C-130J flight on Friday evacuated the 10th batch of 135 Indian passengers from Port Sudan to Jeddah after the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to extend their ceasefire amid ongoing violence.

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  "Almost impossible" To Provide Aid In Sudan's Capital, says Red Cross

  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Tuesday it was nearly impossible to provide humanitarian services around the Sudanese capital Khartoum and warned the country's health system was at risk of collapse.

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  Saudi Arabia Plane Hit By Gunfire In Sudan Unrest: Report

  A passenger plane preparing to take off from Sudan for Saudi Arabia came under fire on Saturday as deadly fighting rocked Khartoum, the kingdom's flag carrier said.

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  Children Among 18 Killed In Sudan Military Plane Crash

  Four children were among 18 people killed Thursday when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed after take off from West Darfur state, an army spokesman said, following recent unrest there.

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  Sudan Opposition Chief Demands Unbiased Probe On Protest Crackdown

  Sudan's veteran opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi called on Friday for an "objective" international investigation into last week's deadly crackdown on protesters, after the ruling military council rejected such a probe.

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  Ugandan Army Says 38,000 Evacuated From South Sudan Conflict

  The Ugandan army said on Wednesday it had evacuated 38,000 civilians caught up in fighting in Juba, the capital of crisis-hit South Sudan.

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  Barack Obama Orders Troops To South Sudan To Protect US Embassy

  President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the deployment of 47 troops to crisis-ridden South Sudan to protect the US embassy and its staff.

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  In The Eye Of The Storm: The UN's South Sudan Mission

  Thrust into the spotlight by a surge in fighting between loyalist and rebel troops, the United Nations' mission in South Sudan is one of the UN's biggest peacekeeping forces, and has a task to match.

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  Sudan Vote Set to Extend Omar al-Bashir Rule as Opposition Boycotts

  Sudan heads to the polls next week in elections widely expected to extend President Omar al-Bashir's quarter-century of rule, despite continued unrest and a faltering economy.

• Tribal Clashes Kill 20 in Sudan's Darfur: Sources

  Tribal clashes have reignited in Sudan's Darfur region, leaving up to 20 dead, local sources said on Monday.

• Fighting in Sudan Darfur City Kills Four: Medic

  Fighting erupted in a city in Sudan's Darfur Tuesday, killing four people and ending an uneasy calm after the region's worst unrest in a decade, residents and a medic said.

• South Sudan rivals open ceasefire negotiations: Ethiopia

  South Sudan's warring parties opened negotiations in Addis Ababa on Friday to strike a ceasefire deal and ending nearly three weeks of conflict, Ethiopia's foreign ministry said.

• Humanitarian fears grow amid South Sudan violence

  The World Health Organization is warning of a looming risk of disease outbreaks in South Sudan, where violence has displaced more than 190,000 people since mid-December.

• South Sudan government, rebels set for New Year's Day talks

  South Sudan's government and rebels are set for New Year's Day peace talks in Ethiopia's capital.