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200 dead, 1,800 wounded in Sudan battles

KHARTOUM: Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering aid after three days of urban warfare.

Bangkok Post · Apr 18, 2023

Sudan humanitarian situation ‘catastrophic’: UN chief

Sudanese forces are battling in the capital as the United Nations sees little prospect for mediation amid a "catastrophic" humanitarian situation.

The New Daily · Apr 18, 2023

Heavy gunfire quickly shatters Sudan truce pushed by US

Heavy gunfire shattered a 24-hour truce in Sudan on Tuesday shortly after it was due to take effect under U.S. pressure on warring military factions to halt fighting that has touched off a humanitarian crisis.

Reuters · Apr 18, 2023

Sudan rival forces battle in capital Khartoum as UN fears little prospect for mediation

The rupture between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed at least 185 and injured more than 1,800.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023

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…

Bangkok Post · Apr 17, 2023

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 · Apr 17, 2023

EU ambassador to Sudan ‘assaulted’ in own home amid fighting

At least 185 people have been killed and over 1,800 wounded since the fighting erupted

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

More than 180 people killed in Sudan fighting: UN envoy

G7 joins calls from across four continents urging rival armed factions to lay down arms amid fears of civil war.

Al Jazeera · Apr 17, 2023

Death toll from Sudan fighting tops 180 as clashes in Khartoum enter third day

As explosions and gunfire thundered outside, Sudanese in the capital Khartoum and other cities huddled in their homes for a third day Monday, while the army and a powerful rival force battled in the streets for control of the country.

France 24 · Apr 17, 2023

Sudan’s power struggle an ‘existential’ tussle between two generals, two armies

Mounting tension between Sudan’s two most powerful generals, each backed by a formidable force, has boiled over into open conflict just 18 months after they conspired to derail the country’s transition to democracy – with civilians caught in the crossfire of a deadly power struggle.

France 24 · Apr 17, 2023