Khartoum, October 12 (Darfur24) Sudan’s Sovereignty Council announced on Monday the formation of a fact-finding committee to investigate airstrikes on artisanal mining sites near the Egyptian border that reportedly killed at least 200 Sudanese miners. The strikes, which occurred on Saturday in the North Valley area of Red Sea state,Continue Reading
Tawila, October 12 (Darfur24) Health sources reported on Monday a sharp increase in dengue fever cases at displacement sites in Tawila, North Darfur state, with health workers and frontline staff among those affected. A health source from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, told Darfur24 thatContinue Reading
Nyala, October 12 (Darfur24) Six people were killed and several others injured in tribal clashes in Abu Ajoura, South Darfur state, while two people were killed and two others injured in a separate gun attack on a viewing club in Umm al-Khair, Central Darfur, according to local sources. In AbuContinue Reading
Khartoum, October 12 (Darfur24) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Sunday expressed grave concern over drone strikes targeting displaced families in West Kordofan state that killed at least 17 civilians. In a statement, OCHA said it had received reports of a deadly drone strikeContinue Reading
Kadugli, October 11 (Darfur24) Five members of one family, including a mother, her three children and their grandmother, were killed in artillery shelling in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State, while a woman was injured in a drone attack on a gold mine in Qadir locality, local sources toldContinue Reading
Khartoum, October 11 (Darfur24) The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Denise Brown, on Saturday condemned a drone strike near a displacement site in Wad al-Mahi, Blue Nile State, that reportedly killed at least 31 civilians, mostly women and children, and wounded dozens more. In a statement, BrownContinue Reading
Nyala, October 10 (Darfur24) Displaced people at Kalo Katan camp in Kass locality, South Darfur State, are facing deteriorating health conditions amid the spread of diseases and a lack of humanitarian assistance, according to a camp representative. Nour El-Din Yaqoub, a member of the camp’s emergency response room, told Darfur24Continue Reading
El Obeid, October 10 (Darfur24) At least six people were injured, including one in critical condition, in drone attacks on residential areas in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State, early Friday, according to three sources who spoke to Darfur24. A medical source at Social Security Hospital told Darfur24Continue Reading
Nyala, October 10 (Darfur24) Several people, including Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Captain Al-Nadhir Hilal Adam Ibrahim, were killed in armed clashes in Al-Daein, South Darfur State, on Thursday, following a dispute over motorcycle ownership, according to local sources. A local official told Darfur24 that the initial death toll includedContinue Reading