The Latest Breaking News from Khartoum

Air raids hit Sudan capital despite Eid truce

Residents and local reports say intense fighting continuing in Omdurman on Wednesday afternoon.

Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2023

Eid brings another failed ceasefire to Sudan's warring parties

A 24-hour ceasefire deal agreed in Sudan on the eve of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday was breached Wednesday amid ongoing violance between the country's army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Radio France Internationale · Jun 28, 2023

UK urged to speed evacuation of hundreds of British children in Sudan

Merseyside charity worker whose children are stuck in Khartoum says Foreign Office delays have trapped many in conflict zone

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023

Sudan paramilitary group boasts of detaining Islamists

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces, wants to frame Islamist opponents as a threat

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023

Sudan warring generals agree new truce after fighting intensifies

KHARTOUM - Sudan's warring generals agreed a new 72-hour ceasefire from Sunday, US and Saudi mediators said, after fighting intensified with deadly air strikes in Khartoum and an exodus of wounded from Darfur over the border into Chad.

Bangkok Post · Jun 17, 2023

Sudan’s warring sides agree to new 72-hour ceasefire

Truce brokered by US and Saudi Arabia takes effect as Khartoum reels from air attack that killed 17 people.

Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2023

Sudan officials say airstrike kills 17, including 5 children, in capital Khartoum

Sudanese health officials say an airstrike in Sudan’s capital Khartoum has killed at least 17 people, including five children as fighting continued between rival generals seeking to control the country

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023

As Sudan war rages, rival sides accused of looting, diverting aid

Aid workers, medics and experts say army and RSF both steal aid, restrict access and impose rent-seeking impediments.

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2023

Thousands of Sudanese fleeing fighting with no travel documents trapped on the border with Egypt

Tens of thousands of Sudanese have been stranded in towns along their country's northern border with Egypt

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Sudan's conflict enters third month amid escalation of violence

Sudan's devastating war has entered its third month, with the murder of a governor marking a fresh escalation of violence in the western region of Darfur.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 15, 2023