September 14 — Darfur24 has exclusively learned that Chad has deployed troops in the border strip adjacent to the North Darfur State in the Tina area to curb the entry of Chadian opposition fighters into its territory. Chadian opposition leader Othman Dilo, whose forces fighting alongside the Sudan Liberation Movement Continue Reading
September 14, Tina — Humanitarian trucks were spotted heading from Sudanese town of Tina, which borders Chad, to Darfur after being held up for weeks by rain. The Sudanese town of Tina, which borders Chad, is considered one of the most important commercial hubs and crossings through which relief convoys enterContinue Reading
September 13, Nairobi — On Thursday, in a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Africa, Rep. John James, a democrat representative of Michigan, delivered an impassioned statement on the failings of the U.S. to respond to the situation in Sudan, and said the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is committing genocide.Continue Reading
September 13, El Fasher — On Thursday, the Sudanese army said it had repelled a major attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher, North Darfur, inflicting heavy losses in lives and equipment on the attacking troops. They claim the battle killed 80 RSF fighters, wounding dozens others andContinue Reading
September 13, El Fasher — On Thursday, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) clashed firercely with the allied forces in the town of Al-Sayah, 100 km northwest of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, eyewitnesses said. A local community leader told Darfur24 that the RSF attacked the town early in the morningContinue Reading
September 13, Nairobi — On Thursday, the UN cultural affairs agency, UNESCO expressed deep concern over the looting and damage of museums and heritage sites in Sudan amid the war. The impact of this crisis on Sudan’s heritage, cultural institutions and artists, has reached an “unprecedented level,” UNESCO said. TheContinue Reading
September 12, Nyala — Sudanese army warplanes have renewed their airstrikes on Nyala, capital of South Darfur, after they had been halted for over a month. On Thursday afternoon, an Antonov aircraft launched a strike, dropping two explosive barrels off the eastern part of Al-Jir neighborhood, west of the army commandContinue Reading
September 12, Buram — The RSF civil administration in South Darfur has imposed a one month state of emergency in the localities of Buram, Gereida, and Sunta in the southern part of the state, Adam Ismail, head of the joint security committee said. The RSF administration directed all emergency courtsContinue Reading
September 12, Tullus — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) authority in Tullus town, South Darfur State has suspended the activities of educational institutions without providing any reasons. A source affiliated with the suspended institutes told Darfur24 that a local police director working with the RSF summoned the directors of Tulus LanguageContinue Reading
September 12, Nairobi — On Wednesday, the UNICEF Representative in Sudan, Sheldon Yate, announced that at least 30 children had been killed or injured a in shelling of Sennar city in central Sudan. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled Sennar, which is under the control of the Sudanese army, withContinue Reading