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Sudan rivals talking but clashes persist
AFP, Published on 06/05/2023
» KHARTOUM: The US and Saudi governments confirmed direct talks between the warring Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces would start in Jeddah on Saturday, even as fighting showed little signs of abating in the Sudanese capital.
Wagner threatens Bakhmut pullout in attack on Russian army brass
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» MOSCOW - Russian paramilitary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on Friday threatened to pull frontline troops out of Bakhmut in an extraordinary attack on military chiefs that exposed a deep rift in Russian ranks ahead of an expected Ukrainian offensive.
Sudan at risk of 'protracted' conflict
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» KHARTOUM: Air strikes and gunfire rocked Sudan's capital on Friday as fighting showed no signs of abating, despite the threat of renewed US sanctions and mounting deaths including dozens of children.
Russian mercenary chief threatens to pull out of Bakhmut
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» MOSCOW: Russian paramilitary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on Friday threatened to pull his frontline fighters from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine next week because of ammunition shortages, berating army chiefs in a grisly video.
Sudan: Death on the Nile and contagion risk
Oped, Published on 05/05/2023
» There's blood in the Nile. The mighty river separating Sudan's capital city Khartoum has seen fighting erupt between two rival factions of the army. What could have been a quick internal flash-up between the main military factions, which have tenuously ruled this vast land since the 2021 military coup, has morphed into a bitter fight for power on the streets of the capital. More than 500 civilians have been killed in the crossfire, and foreign diplomatic, humanitarian workers and business people have been trying to flee the country.
Sudan truce in tatters as fighting rages on
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» KHARTOUM: Gunfire and explosions gripped Khartoum for a 20th straight day Thursday leaving the latest ceasefire effort in tatters, a day after UN chief Antonio Guterres acknowledged the international community had "failed" Sudan.
Clashes rock Sudan truce as top UN official arrives
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» KHARTOUM - Persistent fighting between Sudan's rival generals undermined efforts to firm up a truce Wednesday, as a senior UN official arrived for talks on providing relief to millions of trapped civilians.
Ukraine tank crew 'ready' for spring offensive
AFP, Published on 02/05/2023
» NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine: Near the frontline city of Bakhmut, members of a Ukrainian tank unit say they are all set for the expected spring offensive against Russian forces in the country's east.
Sudan battles rage as UN warns of 'catastrophe'
AFP, Published on 02/05/2023
» KHARTOUM: Fierce fighting between rival generals raged on in Sudan Tuesday despite the latest truce, as warnings multiplied of the potential for a "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of refugees.
Thousands of Sudanese make perilous trek to safety in Chad
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» KOUFROUN (CHAD) - On donkeys or horses, by cart or by foot, hundreds of Sudanese, most of them women and children, each day cross a small, dry stream to find safety in neighbouring Chad.