The Latest Breaking News from Rapid Support Forces

Sudan: US evacuates embassy staff and families, France launches rescue for ‘Europeans and allies’

Joe Biden says US has retrieved personnel from Khartoum as fighting continues between rival armed groups

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023

US diplomats evacuated from Sudan after days of fighting

U.S. diplomats have departed Sudan’s airspace, days after fighting erupted in the north African nation.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2023

Biden confirms US embassy staff, families evacuated from Sudan

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said that it had coordinated the evacuation with US forces on Sunday.

Al Jazeera · Apr 23, 2023

All U.S. embassy staff evacuated from war-torn Sudan - White House

The U.S. military evacuated American government personnel from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said on Saturday, adding that Washington is suspending operations at its embassy there as fighting between Sudan's rival commanders continued.

Reuters · Apr 22, 2023

Khartoum Sees Lull in Fighting on First Day of Eid

Street fighting between the forces of two rival generals eased in parts of Sudan's capital by Friday evening, witnesses reported, after repeated calls for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire to the nearly week-long conflict. More than 400 people have been killed and thousands wounded since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2023

Residents of Sudan's capital seek perilous escape as war shatters holiday

The Eid al-Fitr holiday is usually a time for many residents of Sudan's capital to visit relatives outside the city, which falls quiet. This year, those who can are making a frantic escape from Khartoum, driven out by war.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2023

Sudan’s Army Agrees to Three-Day Truce to Mark Eid

Sudan's army said it had agreed to a three-day truce starting on Friday to enable people to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Fitr following almost a week of fighting between its troops and a rival paramilitary force. "The armed forces hope that the rebels will abide by all the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2023

Explainer-Sudan's conflict and what worries neighbours, the U.S. and others

A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile waters and oil pipelines to the shape of a new government and a new humanitarian crisis in the making.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2023

WHO: Sudan Death Toll Rises to 413

The World Health Organization said on Friday that 413 people had been killed and 3,551 injured in Sudan since intense fighting broke out there six days ago. On Thursday, WHO had reported 330 deaths and nearly 3,2000 people injured. Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had agreed to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2023

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 · Apr 21, 2023