September 8, Port Sudan — On Saturday, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry announced its rejection to the recommendations of the fact-finding mission formed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. On Friday, a UN report said that that the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies practiced widespreadContinue Reading
September 7, Katila — Floods and heavy rains hit Katila in South Darfur and destroyed 500 homes and government facilities including health offices and schools, Jaafar Abdullah Ibrahim, head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Civil Administration told Darfur24. Many were forced to flee their homes. Al-Baqir Hussein Musa, Katila resident,Continue Reading
September 6, Nairobi — On Friday, United Nations experts called for the deployment of an “independent and neutral” force without delay in Sudan to protect civilians in the face of atrocities committed by the two warring parties. In a report, the experts commissioned by the Human Rights Council concluded thatContinue Reading
September 6 — The starvation crisis across Sudan is hitting “historic proportions” refugee councils said on Tuesday. More than 25 million people, over half the population, are suffering acute food insecurity. In Kass, South Darfur, one clinic is seeing 500 malnourished children every day, but doesn’t have the resources toContinue Reading
September 6, Al-Tina — Soldiers from the armed struggle movements, who fight alongside the Sudanese army, launched an arrest campaign against civilians, especially those of Arab descent in Al-Tina, North Darfur. The forces coming from Libya and the desert regions “have become a security threat in the town and areContinue Reading
September 5, Kass — There has been a significant increase in malnutrition cases among children in the last month, Noura Daw, who works at the nutrition center in Kass, South Darfur, told Darfur24. The center allegedly sees 500 malnourished children under the age of five turn up every day. MalnourishedContinue Reading
September 5, Mellit — The bodies of two brothers, Tajadin Abdul Rahman and Kamaladin Abdul Rahman, aged 30 and 27, were found on Wednesday in the city of Mellit, North Darfur, after they had been arrested by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Hashim Ahmed Ismail, a member of the ResistanceContinue Reading
September 5, Kampala — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intelligence department in Zalingei, Central Darfur, conducted waves of arrest campaigns against dozens of civilians, following Sudanese army airstrikes on the city last Saturday. Citizens told Darfur24 that the arrest campaign targeted the grand market, neighborhoods and internet shops. On SaturdayContinue Reading
September 4, El Fasher — At least 13 civilians, including children and women, were killed on Monday as the Sudanese army launched a new air raid on the village of Garqaf, east of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur. Eyewitnesses told Darfur24 that multiple airstrikes carried out by the army’s airContinue Reading
September 4, Kabum — The State Ministry of Health in South Darfur has restored service to Kabum Hospital, 100 km northwest of Nyala, after sending three medical doctors. The hospital had been out of service for over a month. The head of the civil administration in Kabum, Adam Zakaria Shambal, toldContinue Reading