September 16, Um Dafouk — Seven Sudanese refugees drowned in the city of Brau in the Central African Republic adjacent to Sudan’s western border, during an arduous journey to refugee camps in the capital, Bangui. Eyewitnesses told Darfur24 that their bodies, including two children and three women, were recovered on Friday.Continue Reading
September 16, El Fasher — Military sources at the 6th Infantry Division Command in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state, disclosed on Sunday that two officers were killed and another was injured, following a clash within the army’s ranks inside the command on Saturday. The military sources told Darfur24Continue Reading
September 16, Dilling — The city of Dilling in South Kordofan State is witnessing a worrying increase in malnutrition cases among children, in light of the lack of an effective humanitarian response. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement have been besieging Dilling City from all directionsContinue Reading
September 15, Port Sudan —The Ministry of Health revealed that cholera cases have risen to 8,350, including 270 deaths.Cholera has spread to 46 localities in 8 out of 18 states. The Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Health held a meeting on Saturday, in the emergency hall of the PublicContinue Reading
September 14, Nyala — The head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Civil Administration in South Darfur State, Mohamed Ahmed Hassan, said that the Civilian Protection Force, which began its duties in the last few weeks, contributed to stabilizing the situation in Nyala and reduced crime rates and “negative phenomena.” InContinue Reading
September 15, El Fasher — On Saturday, the allied movements announced they had killed dozens of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters during “sweeper operations” in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur. Ahmed Hussein Mustafa, official spokesman, told Darfur 24 that the army and joint forces carried out extensive sweeper operationsContinue Reading
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