The two central figures are Sudan army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al‑Burhan & Rapid Support Forces head Mohd Hamdan Dagalo aka Hemedti. Both started out together but fell out later.
Both the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army have agreed to various ceasefire proposals during their two-and-a-half-year-old war, though none have succeeded.
Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.
The conflict took a disturbing turn in October, when a paramilitary force seized control of El-Fasher. Government and civil-rights organisations accused it of widespread atrocities, including the killing of 2,000 people.
The landslide struck Tarseen village Sunday after a week of heavy rainfall, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said in a statement with several residents still stranded or trapped.
According to a Ugandan official, this is a temporary arrangement with conditions including that individuals with criminal records & unaccompanied minors will not be accepted.
The deal, believed to be paid for by a third nation, will give the Sudanese Armed Forces access to light attack aircraft, engines, armoured fighting vehicles & unmanned aerial vehicles.
Country is torn apart by conflict that broke out in 2023 between Sudanese Armed Forces & Rapid Support Forces. Peace remains elusive as two sides are locked in a struggle for power.
Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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