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Why has Sudan descended into mass slaughter? The answer goes far beyond simple ethnic conflict

The recent capture of the western Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been followed by allegations of appalling war crimes: massacres, looting and rapes.

The Conversation

Sudan’s civilians flee mounting atrocities as Darfur’s war deepens

Tens of thousands of Sudanese are on the move once again, fleeing reported atrocities after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the key western city of el-Fasher late last month.

Radio France Internationale

UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide

Exclusive: British government adopted ‘least ambitious’ option months before RSF’s massacres in El Fasher

The Guardian - UK

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Fighting spreads to North Kordofan as Sudan’s war turns deadlier

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are battling the army for control of North Kordofan, opening a dangerous new phase in a war that began in April 2023 and has caused what the United Nations has called “the world’s worst crisis”.

Radio France Internationale

Moment ‘psychopathic’ soldier who filmed war crimes in Sudan arrested

The military commander has been branded a “narcissistic psychopath” by a criminal psychologist evaluating the footage

Evening Standard

What Is Happening in Sudan Right Now? Horror as Blood and Piles of Bodies Seen in Satellite Images

New satellite images reveal what appear to be mass killings and pools of blood in Sudan's Darfur region after El Fasher fell to the Rapid Support Forces, sparking global outrage and calls for urgent action.

International Business Times UK

Seizure of Sudan's El Fasher a 'political and moral defeat' for RSF militia: expert

The fall of El Fasher, the last army stronghold in Darfur, has become a turning point in Sudan's war. Last week, after an 18-month siege, the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized the city, leaving thousands dead or displaced and many civilians still trapped. RFI spoke to an analyst who…

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Peace in Sudan? 3 reasons why mediation hasn’t worked so far

Sudan has been embroiled in a civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023, sparked by a power struggle between the two parties. The war has displaced more than 14 million people. Over half the population of about 50 million is facing acute levels…

The Conversation

Sudan’s RSF accused of ‘PR stunt’ after arresting fighters behind civilian killings

Reports of indiscriminate violence and ethnic targeting in El Fasher have led to growing global outrage

The Guardian - UK

Sudan’s brutal civil war – what has happened in El Fasher?

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured the city from the army after an 18-month siege – but who are they and what do they want?

The Guardian - UK

Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group

Rapid Support Forces accused of killing more than 2,000 unarmed civilians in El Fasher in recent days

The Guardian - UK

African Union condemns atrocities, 'war crimes' in Sudan's El-Fasher

The African Union chairman condemned on Tuesday alleged "atrocities" and reported "war crimes" in Sudan's strategic hub of El-Fasher and called for an immediate halt to fighting. This comes after Sudan's army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the city.

Radio France Internationale

Sudanese paramilitaries claim to have taken control of Darfur's El-Fasher

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it's taken full control of El-Fasher – the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region in the west of the country.

Radio France Internationale

Death toll from RSF attack rises to 60 in Sudan's El-Fasher: activists

A drone and artillery attack killed at least 60 people at a displacement camp in Sudan's El-Fasher on Saturday, activists said, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensifies its assault on the besieged western city.

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International Business Times

In Sudan, 'Never Again' Has Proved Untrue: UNHCR Chief

After the bloody civil war in Sudan's Darfur region 20 years ago, the world said "never again."

Al Jazeera

UN ‘gravely alarmed’ by deteriorating situation in Sudan’s el-Fasher

A deadly drone attack killed more than 70 people on Friday, in the single deadliest attack on the besieged city.

The Conversation

Why people displaced by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate risks

After heavy rains, a landslide “completely levelled” a remote village in western Sudan in early September. It was the temporary home of hundreds of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had fled the conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary, to what they had hoped would be…

Al Jazeera

In besieged Sudan city, civilians face death if they try to escape

Civilians trapped in el-Fasher say the RSF is targeting those trying to escape.

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Radio France Internationale

Sudan denies chemical contamination after US sanctions over weapons

Sudan’s army-backed government has published a report stating that it found no evidence of chemical contamination, two months after the United States imposed sanctions over chemical weapons allegations which it denies.

Radio France Internationale

Landslide flattens village in Sudan's Darfur already suffering from war

The group controlling Sudan's Darfur region has called for assistance in finding the bodies of more than 1,000 people buried in a landslide that wiped out a mountain village in an area that has seen an influx of internally displaced people fleeing violence in the ongoing war between the army…

Al Jazeera

War in Sudan: Humanitarian, fighting, control developments, August 2025

Sudan’s civil war saw a number of developments on the battlefield as well as in diplomacy and the humanitarian crisis.

International Business Times

Sudanese Lay First Bricks To Rebuild War-torn Khartoum

On the streets of Sudan's capital Khartoum, builders clear rubble from houses pockmarked with bullet holes, haul away fallen trees and repair broken power lines, in the city's first reconstruction effort since war began over two years ago.

The Independent UK

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces kill 40 people in North Darfur displacement camp attack

Local rights groups say Sudan's Rapid Support Forces have attacked a displacement camp outside el-Fasher, killing 40 people

The Guardian - UK

Assault on Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp may have killed more than 1,500 civilians

Guardian investigation finds number killed in April attack by Rapid Support Forces far greater than current estimates

Al Jazeera

Why are people starving in Sudan’s el-Fasher?

A siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has caused a famine in North Darfur’s capital el-Fasher.

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