All posts tagged "Sudan"

President Donald Trump revealed a surprising response to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and has apparently agreed to work toward a peace deal in the country, according to reports on Wednesday.

Trump wrote the following on his Truth Social platform:

"Tremendous atrocities are taking place in Sudan. It has become the most violent place on Earth and, likewise, the single biggest Humanitarian Crisis. Food, doctors, and everything else are desperately needed. Arab Leaders from all over the World, in particular the highly respected Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, who has just left the United States, have asked me to use the power and influence of the Presidency to bring an immediate halt to what is taking place in Sudan. It is considered a Great Civilization and Culture, unfortunately gone bad, but one that can be fixed with the cooperation and coordination of Countries, including those in the Region of tremendous Wealth, who want this to happen. We will work with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and other Middle Eastern partners to get these atrocities to end, while at the same time stabilizing Sudan. Thank you for your attention to this matter. GOD BLESS THE WORLD!"...

More than 55,000 people have fled Sinja, the capital of Sennar state in southeastern Sudan, as fighting rages between paramilitary forces and the regular army, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said.

The report came after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Saturday they had taken Sinja, where witnesses described intense fighting and civilians in panic attempting to escape.

“Over 55,400 people flee Sinja Town as conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces spreads to the town,” OCHA said Monday on social media platform X....

The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded an end to the siege of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region, where fighting between government and paramilitary forces has provoked a humanitarian crisis.

War has raged for more than a year between the regular military under army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces led by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.

The Security Council resolution, which was prepared by Britain and received 14 votes in favor with Russia abstaining, “demands that the Rapid Support Forces halt the siege of El-Fasher.”...

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Khartoum residents described fierce battles on Saturday with fighters roving the streets and little sign Sudan's warring sides were respecting an agreement to protect civilians ahead of ceasefire talks due to resume in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Fighting has rocked Khartoum and adjoining areas as well as Geneina in the Darfur region since the warring army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary force agreed a "declaration of principles" on Thursday. "It was much worse this morning compared to the past two days. You could clearly hear the tanks and the RSF were patrolling t......

Washington (AFP) - The US State Department said Friday that ongoing fighting between military factions in Sudan made it too risky to try to evacuate embassy personnel from Khartoum. The Pentagon has mobilized in the east Africa region to bring out US staff from the Sudan capital. However, "due to the uncertain security situation in Khartoum and the closure of the airport, it's currently not safe to undertake a US government coordinated evac," said State Department spokesman Vedant Patel. The State Department has sought to gather US staff in one location in the Sudan capital to better protect t......

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said they had taken control of the presidential palace, the residence of the army chief and Khartoum international airport on Saturday as clashes erupted with the army in an escalating power struggle. In a statement, the RSF also said they had taken over the airports in the northern city of Merowe and El-Obeid in the west. Gunfire could be heard in several parts of Khartoum and eyewitnesses reporting shooting in adjoining cities. A Reuters journalist saw cannon and armoured vehicles deplo......