Um Dukhun, March 04 (Darfur24) The Emergency Rooms Coordination Council in the Sudanese border town of Um Dukhun announced on Tuesday that three children died in a fire that broke out at Abu Dhar camp for displaced people. In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the council said theContinue Reading
Babanusa, March 04 (Darfur24) Two children were killed on Monday after a landmine exploded in the city of Babanusa in West Kordofan state, underscoring the growing threat posed by unexploded war remnants to civilians returning to the area. Sumaya Hammad, a resident who recently returned to the city, told Darfur24Continue Reading
Mustariha, March 03 (Darfur24) At least 815 people were displaced from Mustariha town in Kabkabiya locality, North Darfur, on February 27 and 28 following escalating violence and an attack by the Rapid Support Forces, according to field teams from the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). The assault targeted the area, knownContinue Reading
Um Dafuq, March 03 (Darfur24) Residents in Um Dafuq locality in South Darfur state noted that Russian forces based in the Central African Republic have increased their military presence along the border with Sudan, reinforcing positions with locally recruited elements. Witnesses told Darfur24 they observed large numbers of Russian personnelContinue Reading
Kutum, March 03 (Darfur24) The “Desert Shield” forces, led by Ibrahim Ismail, known as “Al-Buraq,” have reached an agreement with the Revolutionary Awakening Council headed by Musa Hilal to fully merge the two groups, informed sources said. The deal follows a recent attack by the Rapid Support Forces on theContinue Reading
Adikonq, March 03 (Darfur24) Tightened border measures between Sudan and Chad have entered their tenth consecutive day, with mounting signs of direct economic fallout across the Darfur states amid stricter controls and limits on cross-border movement. Sudan and Chad share an open border stretching approximately 1,350 kilometers. Sources told Darfur24Continue Reading
New York, March 03 (Darfur24) The United Nations has expressed grave concern over escalating violence in Kordofan and Blue Nile states, warning that ongoing fighting is harming civilians and obstructing the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian assistance. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said drone attacks have intensified in El Obeid, theContinue Reading
Al-Daein, March 02 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have released several officials in East Darfur whom they had arrested a day earlier on allegations of corruption, following the intervention of the head of the state’s civil administration, sources said. RSF forces in the state had detained a number ofContinue Reading
Dilling, March 02 (Darfur24) Residential neighborhoods in Dilling, South Kordofan, came under artillery and drone shelling on Monday, resulting in civilian deaths and injuries, according to local sources. The attack followed a ground assault launched a day earlier by the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, whichContinue Reading
Benghazi, March 02 (Darfur24) The Libyan Red Crescent said Monday that five migrants have died and eight remain missing after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tobruk in eastern Libya. Hamza Al-Farjani, head of the Red Crescent’s Derna branch, said rescue teams recovered five bodiesContinue Reading