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WHO urges sides in Sudan conflict to open humanitarian corridor for medics

The World Health Organisation on Thursday urged both sides of the conflict in Sudan to halt fighting to allow those injured to get medical attention and to open a humanitarian passage for health workers, patients and ambulances.

Reuters

Khartoum's hospital system has collapsed after cease-fire fails

After close to two weeks of fighting and a failed attempt at an internationally-brokered cease-fire, most of its hospitals are shut down and inaccessible.

WEKU

What next for Sudan as ceasefire attempt fails?

Fierce fighting between the Sudanese army and a rival militia has killed at least 300 people, including three UN workers, and raised fears that the country is on the brink of a civil war that could unsettle the entire region.

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Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum Receives Remaining Troops in Sudan

The Egyptian army said on Thursday that three flights carrying its troops had arrived at a Cairo airbase from Sudan the previous day, confirming an earlier statement by the Sudanese Armed Forces on the return of the soldiers to Egypt. In a statement, the army also said that other Egyptian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan's truce falters, as Egypt repatriates army personnel

Egypt has repatriated dozens of technicians in its air force who had been held by one of the warring factions in Sudan

The Independent UK

Sudan health system overwhelmed as fighting rages on

Nearly 50 health facilities have closed in the capital and surrounding areas since the conflict broke out.

Al Jazeera

Sudan fighting in its sixth day: Here is a list of key events

As battles rage in Khartoum and other cities in Sudan, we take a look at the main developments.

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Three flights of Egyptian troops have returned home from Sudan - Egyptian army

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New fighting rattles Khartoum as residents flee Sudan’s capital

Residents of Sudan's capital have reported renewed heavy gunfire as many tried to flee the city on the eve of the Eid holiday.

The New Daily

Online posts in Sudan show trapped civilians, doctors in despair

Videos on social media show evacuated hospitals, trapped university students, and civilians sheltering under furniture.

Al Jazeera

The soft-power campaign of Sudan’s RSF leader ‘Hemedti’

Leader of the Rapid Support Forces has used global public relations firms to convince observers he is a force for good.

Al Jazeera

U.N. chief calls for three-day ceasefire in Sudan as thousands flee

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Sudan's warring factions to observe a ceasefire over the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday to allow civilians to reach safe areas as rival forces battled for a sixth day on Thursday.

Reuters

White House Condemns Violence in Sudan, Reveals New Ukraine Aid

The White House on Wednesday condemned violence in Sudan that has led to a high death toll and said all American personnel there are accounted for. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters the estimated death toll is about 270 from days of fighting between rival factions. Separately, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

320 Sudan Troops Flee Fighting to Chad

Around 320 Sudanese soldiers have fled the fighting raging in their country to neighbouring Chad, the country's defense minister said Wednesday. "They arrived in our territory, were disarmed and detained" on Sunday, General Daoud Yaya Brahim told a press conference, saying the troops feared being killed by the paramilitary Rapid…

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Arab League Urges Ceasefire in Sudan ahead of Eid Al-Fitr

Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Wednesday called on conflicting Sudanese parties to cease fire during the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr holiday to enable civilians to respond to urgent humanitarian situations. "It is heartrending to see Sudanese brethren observe Eid Al-Fitr frightened at their homes, in fear of their lives,…

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Intense Arab, International Contacts to Stop War in Sudan

Saudi Arabia and France stressed the importance of stopping the military escalation between the conflicting parties in Sudan, the Sudanese military and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), that erupted on Saturday. During a phone call on Wednesday, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called…

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Sudan Rivals Attempt another Truce as Civilians Flee Unrest

Sudan's rival generals on Wednesday made a new attempt at a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire after a failed truce the night before.

Reuters

Egyptian army says soldiers stuck in Sudan back home or at embassy

Three flights carrying 177 Egyptian troops from Sudan have arrived in Cairo and a separate group of 27 air force personnel are in the care of the Egyptian embassy in Sudan, according to military statements.

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Al Jazeera

Thousands flee as new ceasefire attempt fails in Sudan

Khartoum residents struggle with power cuts, water shortage as fighting rages for fifth day.

Tribune News Service

Sudan capital hit by multiple airstrikes after cease-fire fails to hold

Multiple airstrikes and heavy fighting rocked Sudan’s capital after a proposed cease-fire to halt days of clashes between the army and a paramilitary group failed to hold.

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Damage from violent clashes in Sudan visible from space (satellite photos)

Imagery from satellites operated by Maxar Technologies has provided insight into the damage caused by fighting between rival military factions in Sudan.

Reuters

Russia's private Wagner Group denies it is operating in Sudan

The Russian private military Wagner Group on Wednesday denied it was operating in Sudan and said it had nothing to do with battles rocking the giant impoverished African state.

WEKU

Residents in Khartoum live in fear and desperation as fighting rages on

As rival military factions fight on the streets of Sudan's capital, three women describe what life is like for them. "I think we can die at any time. Nobody can feel safe in Khartoum now," one says.

The Independent UK

Aid worker and son, 8, trapped in school in Sudan with dwindling supplies and gunshots outside

Exclusive: A group of 20 is trapped, with a week or two of supplies and no idea how and when they will get out

Reuters

'Past catastrophic': Sudan fighting shutters Khartoum's hospitals

The few hospitals still operating in Khartoum after Sudan's sudden explosion into war have bodies lying unburied, bullets crashing through windows and terrified medics staying away as artillery pounds nearby.

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