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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."

Wales Online

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.

Al Jazeera

Sudan’s top general makes first video address since conflict as death toll passes 400

‘We are confident that we will overcome this ordeal...’

The Independent UK

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'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.

Reuters

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

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,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘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

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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

The New Daily

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.

Tribune News Service

Little let-up in Khartoum fighting despite Sudan truce declaration

Sporadic shelling rang out late on Friday in Sudan's capital even though warring factions announced a truce, while one force said it was willing to allow airports to reopen for the evacuation of foreign nationals.

Reuters

Plans afoot to get Thais out of Sudan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will meet with the military on Friday to plan the evacuation of Thai nationals from Sudan amid difficulties due to the closure of the international airport in Khartoum as violent unrest continues.

Bangkok Post

Up to 20,000 people flee Sudan for Chad, UN says

In tonight's edition: Khartoum residents are desperate for respite after six days of warfare between rival armed forces. Sudan's military has ruled out negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group as the humanitarian crisis deepens. Also, two years after the town of Palma in northern Mozambique was captured…

France 24

Countries call for Eid ceasefire in Sudan as fighting continues

All parties, including Ethiopia, South Sudan and US say it’s time to stop fighting that has forced thousands to flee.

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US preparing for possible evacuation of embassy staff in Sudan

Pentagon says it moved ‘military capabilities’ near Sudan in case it needs to facilitate departure of embassy personnel.

The Independent UK

Why Sudan's conflict matters to the rest of the world

Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two top generals has put Africa’s third-largest country at risk of collapse and could have consequences far beyond its borders

ABC News

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.

France 24

Sudan's military rules out negotiations with rival paramilitary force

Sudan's military ruled out negotiations with a rival paramilitary force on Thursday, saying it would only accept its surrender as the two sides continued to battle in central Khartoum and other parts of the country, threatening to wreck international attempts to broker a longer cease-fire.

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The Independent UK

US moves military assets to Djibouti for possible Sudan evac

The Pentagon is moving military assets to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan

Radio France Internationale

Khartoum residents seek medical advice online as hospitals attacked

The World Health Organization has urged both sides in Sudan to pause fighting to allow people to get medical attention, as Khartoum's residents have banded together on social media offering aid, advice and support as fighting between two rival factions within the military junta entered its sixth day.

France 24

In Khartoum, corpses litter the streets: ‘The fighting keeps residents from burying them’

The capital of Sudan, Khartoum, has been embroiled in violent clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support forces (RSF) since April 15, leading to scores of casualties. Images received by the FRANCE 24 Observers team show lifeless bodies littering the streets of the city. Our Observer, a…

The Guardian - UK

When I call relatives in Sudan, I don’t know if they will still be alive. The world must not look away

The UK has a duty to lead a campaign of international pressure, says Sudan human rights researcher Mohamed Osman

The Guardian - UK

Sudan: up to 20,000 flee violence as rival leaders refuse to negotiate

Military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of RSF both rule out truce

WEKU

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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