This is Beirut, 23/05 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Clashes between South Sudan's army and fighters backing the rival to President Salva Kiir have killed at least 75 civilians since February, the UN human rights chief said on Friday. Dozens more have been injured and thousands forced to flee their homes in the world's newest state, said United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights Volker ...
This is Beirut, 23/05 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sudan's army-aligned government on Friday denied US allegations that it had used chemical weapons in its war against paramilitary rivals, a day after Washington said it would impose sanctions. The reaction by the government spokesman comes after the United States said on Thursday it had determined that Sudan's military used chemical weapons in ...
This is Beirut, 20/05 19:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
he Sudanese army said on Tuesday that it had dislodged rival paramilitaries from their last positions in Khartoum state, nearly two months after regaining control of the capital's center. "We affirm that Khartoum state is completely free of rebels," military spokesman Nabil Abdallah said in a statement, referring to the paramilitary ...
This is Beirut, 20/05 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Clashes erupted on Tuesday between the Sudanese regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city, the army said, calling the fighting part of a "large-scale" offensive. Explosions rang out in the area, where the RSF had retreated after losing control of the Sudanese capital in March, an AFP ...
This is Beirut, 09/05 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UAE Sudan Amnesty Rapid Support Forces
The United Arab Emirates on Friday denied an Amnesty International report accusing it of providing Chinese-made weapons to Sudanese paramilitary forces at war with the regular army. "The UAE strongly rejects the suggestion that it is supplying weaponry to any party involved in the ongoing conflict in Sudan," said Salem Aljaberi, the UAE's ...
This is Beirut, 09/05 10:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Port Sudan Sudan Rapid Support Forces
Drone strikes hit Port Sudan for a sixth straight day Friday, an army source said, blaming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the regular army since April 2023. "Our air defenses intercepted some of the enemy drones that were targeting sites in the city," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Witnesses reported ...
This is Beirut, 08/05 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Sudan Amnesty United Arab Emirates
Chinese-made weapons supplied by the United Arab Emirates have been identified with Sudan's paramilitaries, Amnesty International said Thursday, as drone attacks prompted civilians to flee the army-held aid hub of Port Sudan. The Britain-based watchdog said that its research had detailed the use by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of ...
This is Beirut, 08/05 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Port-Sudan Sudan United Nations
Drones targeted army-held areas of eastern and southern Sudan for a fifth straight day Thursday as paramilitaries kept up their attacks on areas formerly regarded as safe, an army source said. Attacks targeted the main naval base outside Port Sudan, seat of the army-backed government, as well as fuel depots in the southern city of Kosti, the ...
This is Beirut, 07/05 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A drone strike targeted Sudan's biggest naval base Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth straight day the seat of the army-backed government has come under attack. "They (the drones) were met with anti-aircraft missiles," the source said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media. An AFP ...
This is Beirut, 07/05 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A drone strike targeted Sudan's biggest naval base Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth straight day the seat of the army-backed government has come under attack. "They (the drones) were met with anti-aircraft missiles," the source said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. An AFP ...
This is Beirut, 06/05 13:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Drones struck the airport and knocked out power across Port Sudan on Tuesday, officials said, the third straight day the Sudanese army-aligned government's seat of power has come under attack. The strikes, which also targeted an army base, come a day after the country's main fuel depot was hit, causing a massive blaze just south of the ...
This is Beirut, 05/05 20:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Sudan Sudan Genocide ICJ United Arab Emirates
The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan's case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war. Sudan had taken the UAE to the International Court of Justice over its alleged support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), saying it was contributing to a ...