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London Hosts Talks to Find 'Pathway' to End Sudan War

Senior officials gather in London on Tuesday aiming to chart a pathway to peace for Sudan on the second anniversary of its brutal civil conflict, but without the presence of the warring parties. Dubbed the "forgotten war", the conflict which erupted on April 15, 2023 between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in ...

Sudan Paramilitaries Capture Key Darfur Town

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said Thursday they had overrun Um Kadadah, a key town on the road to El-Fasher, the last city in Darfur still in the hands of their regular army foes. "Our forces took full control of the strategic town of Um Kadadah," an RSF spokesman said in a statement, adding that hundreds of members of its garrison ...

Sudan Repeats Accusation of UAE's 'Key Role' in War Ahead of ICJ Hearing

The Sudanese government on Wednesday reiterated its accusation that the UAE is "playing a key role" in the country's conflict, a day before an International Court of Justice hearing against Abu Dhabi over genocide allegations. The Sudanese army, with which the government is aligned, has been at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ...

US, Saudis Urge Sudan Peace Talks as Top Riyadh Diplomat Visits Washington

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat held talks in Washington on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for a visit by US President Donald Trump, which would be the first foreign trip of his second term. Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department, and the two called on the Sudanese army and ...

'Waited for Death': Ex-Detainees Recount Horrors of Sudan's RSF Prisons

For almost two years, Emad Mouawad had been repeatedly shuttled from one Sudanese paramilitary-run detention centre to another, terrified each day would be his last. The 44-year-old Egyptian merchant spent years selling home appliances in neighbouring Sudan before fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed his Khartoum home ...

Sudan's Booming Wartime Gold Trade Flows Through the UAE

Sudan's gold industry has become the lifeblood of its war, with nearly all of the trade channelled through the United Arab Emirates, enriching both the army and paramilitaries, according to official and NGO sources. The two-year conflict has decimated Sudan's economy, yet last month the army-backed government announced record gold production in ...

Sudan Army Chief Declares Capital 'Free' from Inside Presidential Palace

Sudan's army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrived at Khartoum's recaptured presidential palace on Wednesday, declaring the capital "free" of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after nearly two years of war. "Khartoum is free; it's done," said Burhan, Sudan's de facto leader, in a broadcast aired by state television, capping a multi-day ...

Sudan Army Retakes Khartoum Airport from Paramilitaries

The Sudanese army on Wednesday recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces, an army source told AFP, while troops surrounded the paramilitaries' last major holdout position south of the city. The army, battling the RSF since April 2023, "fully secured" the airport in central Khartoum from RSF fighters stationed inside, the source ...

Sudan War at 'Turning Point' But No End in Sight: Analysts

Sudan's army has recaptured the presidential palace from rival paramilitaries and is pushing ahead to wrest full control of the capital, but analysts warn that the brutal two-year war is far from over. In the early days of the fighting, the army-aligned government was forced to flee Khartoum, which army forces are now a breath away from ...

War in Sudan: Two Years of an Underreported Conflict with Devastating Consequences

The Sudanese Army has announced it has retaken the presidential palace in Khartoum. But behind this advance lies a devastating war, ongoing since 2023, between two former allies turned enemies. Here's an explanation. The term "two former allies" refers to the roles played by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (Army) and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known ...

Sudan Army Says Retakes Presidential Palace From RSF

Sudan's army said it recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Friday after a fierce battle. "Our forces completely destroyed the enemy's fighters and equipment, and seized large quantities of equipment and weapons," army spokesman Nabil Abdallah said in a statement broadcast on state ...

46 killed in Sudan plane crash in residential area

Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday. The Antonov aircraft went down on Tuesday night near Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army’s largest military hubs in Omdurman, northwest of the capital. The army, ...