MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Leaders of the East African regional bloc Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) met Monday to discuss the conflict in Sudan. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hosted the meeting, which was chaired by Kenyan President William Ruto. The regional bloc called on the parties to the conflict in Sudan to ...
ISTANBUL (AA): At least 34 Sudanese civilians were killed in indiscriminate shelling of a marketplace in Omdurman city, west of the capital Khartoum, according to the Health Ministry on Wednesday. A number of children were among the victim, the ministry said in a brief statement. According to eyewitnesses, the attack occurred at 8:00 a.m. loca...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Sudan’s Foreign Ministry has rejected a proposal by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to deploy peacekeepers in the country to stop the nearly three-month-old war between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a statement Tuesday, the ministry condemned any attempt to deploy forces in Sud...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AFP): Sudan’s government on Monday refused to participate in a regional meeting to resolve the crisis in the conflict-wracked nation, accusing Kenya, which chaired the talks, of favouring rival forces. Around 3,000 people have been killed since mid-April when fighting erupted between Sudan’s rival generals, w...
Sarmadā, Syria (AFP): A UN official visiting Syria’s Idlib on Tuesday urged a 12-month extension of a cross-border aid mechanism to the rebel-held, quake-hit region, just days before the current six-month period expires. “There is no substitute in size and scope to the UN cross-border resolution if we want to meet the needs of the ...
Wad Madani, Sudan (AFP): Heavy fighting raged Tuesday across the Sudanese capital where witnesses reported a fighter-jet being shot down and artillery and machine gun fire rocking several neighbourhoods. “We saw pilots jumping with parachutes as the plane plunged to the ground,” said a witness in northern Khartoum who, like others,...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Violent clashes have resumed between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) military group in the capital Khartoum, according to witnesses. Clashes were reported near the Armored Corps Basic School in south Khartoum during which army forces used artillery shelling to push back RSF fighters, the witnesses sai...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Fierce fighting between the forces of rival generals shook the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Sunday as disease and malnutrition threatened the rising number of displaced. Khartoum residents said they were shaken awake by warplanes and “violent fighting” between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): The commander of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a two-day “unilateral” cease-fire commencing Tuesday for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday. “We are declaring a unilateral cease-fire, except for self-defense situations, on the eve of Eid and on the day of Eid al-Adha,” M...
IDLIB, Syria – The liveliness of livestock markets in Idlib, Syria signals the approaching Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha. Despite the ongoing civil war and recent bombing within the de-escalation zone of Idlib people are celebrating Eid with gaiety. A large number of displaced people live in the region along the Turkish border. Livesto...
