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INSANE: 3 | Rare Historical Photos

A Journey across Sudan’s Capital Khartoum, a City Transformed by War

In the Sudanese capital, charred paramilitary pick-up trucks hit by air strikes litter main streets and weary residents queue for bread in neighborhoods largely emptied of civilian life. On the outskirts, people lug suitcases long distances by foot towards bus stops as they try to flee the city. A Reuters…

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A journey across Sudan's capital Khartoum, a city transformed by war

In the Sudanese capital, charred paramilitary pick-up trucks hit by air strikes litter main streets and weary residents queue for bread in neighbourhoods largely emptied of civilian life.

Reuters

Sudan Fighting Hastens Evacuations of Diplomats, Citizens

Foreign governments evacuated diplomats, staff and others trapped in Sudan on Sunday as rival generals battled for a ninth day. Fighting raged in Omdurman, a city across the Nile from Khartoum, residents said, despite a hoped-for cease-fire to coincide with the three-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. More than 420…

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Western and other nations escalate plans to evacuate diplomats from Sudan

Death toll passes 420, including 264 civilians, and more than 3,700 wounded as ceasefires fail to hold

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Sudan doctors caught in fighting recount horrors at hospitals

Battles leave staff and patients trapped in hospitals for days as doctors try to treat wounded with few supplies.

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Sudanese Flee Their Homes as Truce Fails, Fighting Rages

Terrified Sudanese who have been trapped for days in their homes by fighting in the capital of Khartoum fled on Wednesday, hauling out whatever belongings they could carry and trying to get out of the city, after an internationally brokered truce failed. Explosions shook the city as the army and…

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‘You can’t imagine the smell of the dead’: terror comes to Khartoum

Sudanese capital and its twin city across the Nile, Omdurman, have become a deadly battleground

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Sudan's Warring Generals Agree 24-hour Ceasefire after US Pressure

Sudan's rival commanders agreed a 24-hour ceasefire from Tuesday evening, the army said, following calls to each side from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over fierce fighting in Khartoum that saw shots fired at a US diplomatic convoy. The ceasefire will start at 6.00 p.m.

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EU ambassador to Sudan ‘assaulted’ in own home amid fighting

At least 185 people have been killed and over 1,800 wounded since the fighting erupted

Evening Standard

Death toll from Sudan fighting tops 180 as clashes in Khartoum enter third day

As explosions and gunfire thundered outside, Sudanese in the capital Khartoum and other cities huddled in their homes for a third day Monday, while the army and a powerful rival force battled in the streets for control of the country.

France 24

Sudan Ruling Council Declares Rival Faction ‘Rebels’, Battles Unrelenting

Sudan's army chief branded the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) battling the army as a rebel group on Monday, in a deadly power struggle that has derailed a shift to civilian rule, led to UN calls to stop fighting and raised fears of a wider conflict. The rupture between the army…

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Sudan fighting rages for second day despite UN-proposed ceasefire

Violence between military factions that has left at least 56 dead in the capital spreads to other parts of country

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Death toll in Sudan rises to 59 civilians, including three UN workers, as Sudan army gains upper hand

Sudan's army appears to have gained the upper hand in a bloody power struggle with rival paramilitary forces, pounding their bases with air strikes, according to witnesses.

ABC News

Sudan army, paramilitary agree to UN proposal on 'humanitarian corridor'

Sudan's armed forces announced Sunday they had "agreed to a United Nations proposal to open safe passage for humanitarian cases", including the evacuation of wounded, for three hours from 1400 GMT.

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Sudanese print newspapers in decline as readers turn online

As an economic crisis deepens and readers grow more attached to their phones, Sudan's once vibrant newspaper industry is in decline, with publishers shutting down or reducing their print operations, sellers, editors and union officials tell Reuters.

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Sudan Security Forces Clash with Protesters in Khartoum

Sudanese protesters tried to march onto the presidential palace in Khartoum on Tuesday but were intercepted by security forces, who fired tear gas to disperse them. Sudan’s security forces blocked some bridges linking the three cities of the capital (Khartoum, Bahri, and Omdurman), ahead of the resistance committees’ calls for…

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Police Say Bus Crashed into Parked Truck in Sudan, 16 Killed

A passenger bus slammed into a parked truck on a highway in the Sudanese city of Omdurman early on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people, police said. The bus swerved off the road and hit a parked truck in Omdurman, the twin city of the capital, Khartoum, according to a…

Reuters

Sudanese protester killed in Omdurman, medics say

A protester was killed in the Sudanese city of Omdurman after being run over by a car belonging to the security forces on Tuesday, medics aligned with the protest movement said.

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Sudan’s Burhan Demands UK Apologizes for ‘Colonial Crimes’

Sudan’s military ruler, General Abdul Fattah Burhan, said on Tuesday that Britain must apologize for what he labeled as “colonial crimes” committed during British rule of the North African nation. Burhan vowed to preserve the unity of the military establishment in Sudan and warned against attempts to spread sedition among…

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Sudanese museums seek return of artefacts taken by British colonisers

Items include armour, banners, and two skulls taken from Omdurman battlefield

Reuters

Sudan protester shot dead as protests flare following military-civilian meeting

A protester was shot dead as anti-military protests flared in parts of Khartoum and nearby Omdurman on Thursday, a week after military leaders and the former ruling civilian coalition met to break a political deadlock gripping Sudan since last year's army coup.

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One protester killed by security forces in Sudan's Omdurman -medics

One protester was killed on Monday as security forces confronted anti-coup demonstrations in the Sudanese city Omdurman, said medics aligned with the movement to end military rule.

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Sudan Protests Escalate in Demand for Civilian Rule

Thousands of citizens protested in Khartoum on Monday denouncing the violence during Omdurman's rallies a day before that left a protester shot dead with live bullets and dozens injured. The protesters demanded accountability for those involved in the killing of peaceful civilians in the rallies that have taken place in…

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One Killed, Dozens Wounded in Sudan Protests

Sudanese security forces killed one protester on Saturday during renewed demonstrations against a military takeover that derailed a transition to civilian rule last year, medics said. The victim, who was not identified, died from "a bullet to the chest" in the capital's twin city of Omdurman, the pro-democracy Central Committee…

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Fasting protesters defy military rule in massive Sudan marches

Despite high temperatures, tear gas, and a Ramadan fast, tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters marched in the capital Khartoum and more in towns across the country on Wednesday, marking the third anniversary of the fall of former President Omar al-Bashir and rejecting the recent power grab by the generals…

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