US prepares to extract its diplomats from Khartoum as fighting worsens The US is preparing contingency plans to evacuate the US embassy in Sudan as fighting in the capital intensifies. The New Daily · Apr 22, 2023
Top US, Sudanese generals speak as US weighs embassy evacuation US General Mark Milley held call with Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan over safety of US citizens in Sudan. Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2023
SBPAC help centre to aid Sudan Thais The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) has set up a help centre for 210 Thai students in Sudan amid ongoing fighting in its capital Khartoum. Bangkok Post · Apr 22, 2023
Clashes in Sudan on Eid holiday despite truce announcements Residents in Khartoum say fighting continued after the army announced a three-day truce for the Eid festival. Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2023
Sudan's rival generals "hold their country hostage" as battle of egos turns deadly Many fear the generals have "passed the point of no return” and the fighting will continue until one declares victory. Axios · Apr 21, 2023
Residents of Sudan's capital seek perilous escape as war shatters holiday The Eid al-Fitr holiday is usually a time for many residents of Sudan's capital to visit relatives outside the city, which falls quiet. This year, those who can are making a frantic escape from Khartoum, driven out by war. Reuters · Apr 21, 2023
Sudan: violence between army and militia is a symptom of an old disease that is destroying Africa A three-day ceasefire to mark the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Khartoum appears to be dead in the water as fighting continues in the Sudanese capital. According to the World Health Organization, more than 330 people have been killed over the past week. Now, with reports emerging that arms are… The Conversation · Apr 21, 2023
Trapped Britons say Foreign Office won’t help them escape Sudan warzone Foreign nationals, including Brits, have been left to fend for themselves in Khartoum as governments, aid agencies say it is too dangerous to run evacuations The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023
Sudan faces surge in fighting as ceasefire attempts fail before end of Eid More shelling and gunfights in Khartoum amid fears opportunity to avoid full civil war may be lost The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023
EU mulls evacuation of citizens from Khartoum as latest ceasefire collapses The European Union says it is planning for a possible evacuation of EU citizens from Khartoum, when the security situation allows, as armed clashes continue to rage in the Sudanese capital. Radio France Internationale · Apr 21, 2023
US and UK troops moving close to Sudan for possible evacuation MoD engaged in ‘prudent planning’ as several hundred British citizens are estimated to be in country The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023
Explainer-Sudan's conflict and what worries neighbours, the U.S. and others A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile waters and oil pipelines to the shape of a new government and a new humanitarian crisis in the making. Reuters · Apr 21, 2023
Fighting trumps faith: No Eid truce in Khartoum The feuding factions tearing apart Sudan's hard-won stability have ignored the sacred Eid holiday to exchange fire in Khartoum's streets The New Daily · Apr 21, 2023
Spanish planes ready to evacuate foreign civilians from Sudan Spanish military aircraft are on standby and ready to evacuate some 60 Spanish nationals and about 20 civilians from other countries from Sudan's capital Khartoum amid armed conflict there, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Friday. Reuters · Apr 21, 2023
Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2023 Babies abandoned in hospital incubators as Brits trapped with 400 dead in city One Brit said she has been taking shelter in a school basement in Sudan with her friends and six children, including her daughter as fighting rages in Khartoum
Wales Online · Apr 21, 2023 The fear in Cardiff's Sudanese community as their homeland's capital is torn apart by fighting “I can’t send any money home because the banks are closed. People from Cardiff want to support their relatives but they can’t."
Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2023 US deploys more troops to Djibouti for possible Sudan evacuation US preparing to send additional troops to nearby Djibouti in case an evacuation of Americans from Sudan is needed.
The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023 Sudan’s top general makes first video address since conflict as death toll passes 400 ‘We are confident that we will overcome this ordeal...’
Reuters · Apr 21, 2023 'Art is continuous resistance': Sudanese cartoonist draws to bring hope, truth In his living room in Norway, while the TV broadcasts pictures of the violence back home in Khartoum, Khalid Albaih does what he has become known for in the Middle East and beyond: draw cartoons.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2023 US Ready to Evacuate Embassy in Khartoum if Necessary The US is preparing to send a large number of additional troops to its base in Djibouti in case of an eventual evacuation from Sudan, US officials said on Thursday. “The US Africa Command is monitoring the situation in Sudan and conducting prudent planning for various contingencies,” said Lt. Col.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2023 Sudan's Burhan Says Military Committed to Civilian Rule as Khartoum Rocked by Bombing Sudan's top general said Friday the military remains committed to a transition to civilian rule, in his first speech since brutal fighting between his forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began nearly a week ago. In a video message released early Friday to mark the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday,…
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023 ‘Nobody is left’: brutal fighting lays waste to wealthy central Khartoum The most sought after addresses in Sudan’s capital city are now so dangerous that residents cannot wait to flee
Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2023 Sudan’s RSF announces 72-hour ceasefire amid Khartoum fighting World leaders have been calling on Sudan’s warring factions to call a ceasefire for Eid al-Fitr which starts on Friday.
The New Daily · Apr 21, 2023 Bombings rock Sudanese capital amid calls for ceasefire Bombing and artillery shelling continue to rock the Sudanese capital amid calls for a three-day ceasefire over the Eid al-Fitr holiday so civilians can leave.
Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023 US positions troops for possible Sudan embassy evacuation The U.S. is positioning more military capabilities near Sudan for a potential mission to evacuate its diplomats from the capital Khartoum as security there deteriorates.