Nyala, November 7 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Thursday that they have agreed to the proposed humanitarian truce proposed by the Quartet countries, saying they are ready to begin immediate discussions on arrangements for a cessation of hostilities and the principles guiding the political process in Sudan.Continue Reading
Nyala, November 7 (Darfur24) Eyewitnesses and local sources in Nyala confirmed on Thursday that six trucks transporting detainees arrived in the capital of South Darfur State from El Fasher. Witnesses told Darfur24 that the convoy, which reached Nyala on Tuesday morning, was escorted by two armed vehicles and proceeded directlyContinue Reading
Zalingei, November 6 (Darfur24) Several civilians and members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were killed and wounded on Wednesday following an airstrike targeting RSF positions and nearby areas in the city of Zalingei, Central Darfur, according to multiple sources. A medical source at Zalingei Teaching Hospital, who requested anonymityContinue Reading
Abu Matariq, November 6 (Darfur24) A South Sudanese refugee was killed on Tuesday night by armed men while returning from the market to the Kario refugee camp in Bahr al-Arab locality, East Darfur State, according to local sources. Eyewitnesses told Darfur24 that the victim, Kuaj Deng, was shot dead atContinue Reading
Um Dafuq, November 6 (Darfur24) Residents of the border town of Um Dafuq, near the frontier with the Central African Republic (CAR), reported that fighters allegedly affiliated with the Russian Wagner group carried out a fresh search and arrest campaign targeting Sudanese herders inside CAR territory. Al-Tahir Ibrahim, a resident,Continue Reading
Nyala, November 6 (Darfur24) Local traders in Nyala reported on Wednesday that food prices have increased following the closure of the Adré border crossing with Chad and restrictions on commercial trucks departing from Al-Dabba in northern Sudan. Chadian authorities closed the Adré crossing six days ago, without issuing an officialContinue Reading
Al-Fula, November 6 (Darfur24) Dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed and wounded on Tuesday when drone strikes targeted the cities of Abu Zabad and Al-Fula in West Kordofan State, according to eyewitnesses. In Abu Zabad, Omar Mohammedin Saeed, a resident, told Darfur24 that a drone bombed theContinue Reading
London/Washington, DC, November 5 (Darfur24) A new investigation by the U.S.-based organization The Sentry alleges business ties between one of the United Arab Emirates’ most senior government officials and a businessman accused of supplying foreign mercenaries to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the recent siege of ElContinue Reading
Mellit, November 5 (Darfur24) Thousands of people fleeing El Fasher to the town of Mellit, about 65 km to the north, are facing increasingly dire humanitarian conditions, amid severe shortages of food, drinking water, medicine, and shelter. Fatima Mohamed Al-Bashar, one of the newly displaced, told Darfur24 that shelters inContinue Reading
Tawila, November 5 (Darfur24) Several displaced residents fleeing the city of El Fasher have shared accounts of severe hardship during their escape to the town of Tawila, about 55 kilometers away, saying they were subjected to looting and physical assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along the way. Darfur24Continue Reading