ISTANBUL (AA) – Days after the ouster of long-serving President Omar al-Bashir, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo emerged as one of the most powerful men in Sudan. Dagalo, better known by his nickname Hemedti, 48, rose from a simple camel trader to become commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), now aspiring to overthrow [&...
Karuizawa, Japan (AFP): Britain and the United States have called for an “immediate cessation” of violence in Sudan, where fighting between the army and paramilitaries has killed nearly 100 people. “There is a shared deep concern about the fighting… the threat that it poses to civilians, to the Sudanese nation and poten...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The Sudanese Foreign Ministry on Monday described the military clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as an “internal affair.” A ministry statement said it appreciates Arab, African and international efforts to calm the situation in the country. “We want to affirm that this is an interna...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The US Embassy in Sudan said Monday it has no plans for evacuating American citizens from the country amid armed clashes between military rivals. “Due to the uncertain security situation in Khartoum and closure of the airport, there are no plans for US government-coordinated evacuation at this time,” the embassy said [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo on Monday accused Sudanese army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of bombing civilians. “The international community must take action now and intervene against the crimes of Sudanese General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, a radical Islamist who is bombing ci...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals raged for a third day with the death toll surpassing 100. The violence erupted Saturday after weeks of power struggle between the two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup, Sudan’s ar...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Fighting in Sudan raged for a second day Sunday in battles between rival generals who seized power in a 2021 coup, leaving over 56 civilians including three UN staff dead and sparking international alarm. Deafening explosions and intense gunfire rattled buildings in the capital Khartoum’s densely-populated northern...
Sanaa, Yemen (AFP): Yemeni rebels and government forces freed scores of prisoners Sunday on the last of a three-day exchange of nearly 900 detainees, boosting hopes of ending their protracted war. Planes carrying detainees took off at the same time from the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the government-controlled northern city of Marib...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has called for “urgent steps” to cease violent clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “The dramatic events taking place in Sudan cause serious concern in Moscow. We call on the parties to the conflict to show political will and restraint and take urgent steps toward [...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UK has said that it is “closely monitoring” the situation in Sudan amid clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “We are closely monitoring the situation in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan where there are ongoing military clashes,” the British Embassy in Khartoum said in [&h...
