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Clashes rock Sudan despite truce as ex-PM warns of 'nightmare'

Khartoum (AFP) - Heavy fighting again rocked Sudan's capital Sunday as tens of thousands have fled the bloody turmoil and a former prime minister warned of the "nightmare" risk of a descent into full-scale civil war.

AFP

Sudan fighting enters third week as UN says country collapsing

Khartoum (AFP) - Warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy fire over Khartoum as fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitaries entered a third week with the UN chief warning the country was falling apart.

AFP

Fighting enters third week in Sudan despite new truce

Khartoum (AFP) - Warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy anti-aircraft fire over Khartoum on Saturday as fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitaries entered a third week, despite a renewed truce.

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Armed fighters rampage through Darfur city despite Sudan ceasefire

A three-day ceasefire was due to end on Thursday night

Evening Standard

Sudan's rival generals share a troubled past: genocide in Darfur

Two generals are currently battling for control of Sudan's capital Khartoum. In the early 2000s, both played key roles in the government's brutal crackdown in Darfur, which was ruled a genocide.

WEKU

Sudan crisis live: rival factions agree to extend ceasefire for a further 72 hours – as it happened

Army and paramilitary opponents, the RSF, agree to extend fragile truce that was due to end at midnight

The Guardian - AU

Sudan’s Descent Into Chaos

What Washington and Its Arab partners must do to stop the shootout.

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Bashir's cronies escape jail, adding to Sudan war drama

Khartoum (AFP) - Before they went to war with each other, Sudan's rival generals rose to prominence under the regime of deposed strongman Omar al-Bashir.This week, that old guard has reappeared.

AFP

Sudan: decades of conflict and coups

Paris (AFP) - Sudan, which has descended into chaos with fierce fighting between rival generals, has lived through multiple civil wars since winning independence from Britain and Egypt in 1956.

AFP

Jailed strongman's whereabouts unknown amid Sudan chaos

An attack on the prison holding deposed Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir has raised questions about his whereabouts as the country's two top generals battle for power

The Independent UK

The seeds of Sudan’s collapse were sown decades ago

The conflict in my birth country has its roots in a power struggle that began with the Darfur genocide 20 years ago, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

David Pratt: Battle of the Sudanese generals resonates far and wide

Already the fighting has killed hundreds and tipped Africa’s third-largest country – where around a quarter of people already rely on food…

The National (Scotland)

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

What is driving Sudan to the brink of civil war? Gold, mercenaries, and two men who 'hate each other's guts'

Two generals cut a ruthless path to power in Sudan. But once their grip on power was challenged, they turned on each other. The bloody battle for the top could shape the future of the country.

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Sudan created a paramilitary force to destroy government threats – but it became a major threat itself

Sudan is in crisis. Fighting continues between Sudan’s military leader, Abdelfattah Al-Burhan, and his deputy on Sudan’s ruling council, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, who commands the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Salon

Violent Sudan crisis, explained

It all revolves around infighting between two rival groups

The Conversation

Explainer: why has fighting broken out again in Sudan and what does it mean for the region?

In the last few days, a deadly conflict has erupted in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, between rival factions of the armed forces, leaving at least 180 people dead and at least 1,800 civilians and combatants injured.

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Sudan: Thieves fall out and the people suffer

It's a pity that both sides can't lose in the war that broke out between rival generals in Sudan on Saturday, but the best that the 48 million Sudanese can hope for now is that one side loses quickly. Beyond that, it's all bad: the rival generals both want to…

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The Conversation

Sudan crisis explained: What's behind the latest fighting and how it fits nation's troubled past

Days of violence in Sudan have resulted in the deaths of at least 180 people, with many more left wounded.

The Conversation

Sudan conflict: Hemedti -- the warlord who built a paramilitary force more powerful than the state

Dozens have been killed in armed clashes in the Sudanese capital Khartoum following months of tension between the military and the powerful paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Behind the tensions is a disagreement over the integration of the paramilitary group into the armed forces – a key condition of…

The Guardian - UK

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo: the feared ex-warlord taking on Sudan’s army

Commonly known as Hemedti, the general of the Rapid Support Forces rose through the ranks of Janjaweed in 2003-05 war

Al Jazeera

Sudan unrest: What are the Rapid Support Forces?

The RSF evolved from so-called Janjaweed militias that fought in a conflict in the 2000s in the Darfur region.

Al Jazeera

Who is ‘Hemedti’, general behind Sudan’s feared RSF force?

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has risen through the ranks to become one of the most powerful and richest men in Sudan.

The Guardian - UK

Sudan conflict: why is there fighting and what is at stake in the region?

Power struggle between military factions erupted after faltering transition to civilian-led government

ABC News

How the struggle for power in Sudan created yet another military coup

Fierce clashes between Sudan's military and the country's powerful paramilitary force erupted on Saturday, but how did it come to this?

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