Keywords: Darfur


Sudan: UN describes an unprecedented humanitarian crisis

The United Nations has described the situation in Sudan as an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, following a rare visit by a UN team to the besieged city of El-Fasher in the western Darfur region. For the first time since the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after......

Over 10,000 displaced in 72 hours amid escalating violence in Sudan

More than 10,000 people have fled their homes in western and southern Sudan over the past 72 hours due to intensified fighting, the United Nations migration agency reported Sunday. The surge in displacement affects areas in North Darfur and South Kordofan, where clashes between the Sudanese army and......

Al Jazeera correspondent detained in Darfur as U.S. demands protection of civilians

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) detained journalist Moamar Ibrahim, a correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, in El Fasher, North Darfur, on Sunday, sparking widespread condemnation from press unions and renewed international concern over the humanitarian situation in Sudan. Ibrahim was reportedly the......

Sudan: 30 dead in drone strike on displaced persons center in El-Fasher

At least 30 people were killed on Saturday in a drone strike targeting a displaced persons center in El-Fasher, a city under siege in the Darfur region of western Sudan, according to a local organization. The Coordination of Resistance Committees, a civilian group documenting abuses in the ongoing conflict,......

Sudan: At least thirteen killed in attack on mosque in El-Fasher

At least 13 civilians were killed in an attack attributed to paramilitary forces on a mosque in El-Fasher, a besieged city in Darfur, western Sudan, witnesses said on Thursday, October 9. El-Fasher remains the last major city in Darfur not fully under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which......

Sudanese militia leader convicted by ICC for crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known as Ali Kosheib, guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur between 2003 and 2004. Kosheib was convicted of murder, rape, torture, and other acts of violence......

At least 75 killed in paramilitary drone attack on mosque in Sudan

At least 75 people were killed on Friday in a drone strike carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a mosque in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, according to local rescue workers. The attack targeted the al-Daraja neighborhood, where many displaced families had sought refuge......

UN extends Darfur arms embargo for one year

The United Nations Security Council decided on Friday to extend for another year the arms embargo on Sudan’s Darfur region, a measure that has been in place since 2005. The sanctions, renewed until September 12, 2026, include an arms ban as well as individual restrictions such as asset freezes......

Sudan says it destroyed Emirati plane carrying Colombian mercenaries

Sudan’s army announced on Wednesday that its air force destroyed an Emirati aircraft allegedly transporting Colombian mercenaries as it attempted to land at Nyala airport in South Darfur, a zone under the control of paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to a military source, the plane......