Nyala, July 29 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are deploying major military reinforcements to North Kordofan as they reorganise their forces following recent battlefield setbacks in the region, informed sources told Darfur24. The sources said RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, has cancelled several meetings and publicContinue Reading
Korma, July 29 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have confiscated more than 15 trucks carrying tobacco bound for northern Sudan, marking the second such seizure in four months and causing heavy financial losses for traders and farmers, according to traders and local sources in North Darfur State. Traders fromContinue Reading
Nairobi, July 29 (Darfur24) The Sudanese Forces of the Declaration of Principles have declined to participate in a consultative meeting convened by the five-party international mechanism in Addis Ababa on Friday, saying the invitation fails to address key issues that must be resolved before any political process can begin. TheContinue Reading
Jebel Marra, July 28 (Darfur24) Families of detainees held at the Jawa camp run by the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) led by Abdul Wahid Mohamed Nour have called for an independent international investigation into alleged abuses at the facility, including torture, prolonged detention, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings. Batoul MohamedContinue Reading
Khartoum, July 28 (Darfur24) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that escalating conflict and intercommunal violence in Darfur have recently displaced more than 20,000 people, as humanitarian needs continue to grow amid the spread of cholera across Sudan. UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq saidContinue Reading
Adré, July 28 (Darfur24) Chadian authorities closed the Adré border crossing with Sudan’s West Darfur State on Tuesday after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) detained two Chadian nationals during a security operation in the border town of Adékonk, according to sources who spoke to Darfur24. The sources said the operationContinue Reading
Kampala, July 28 (Darfur24) The Emergency Lawyers group has accused the parties to the Sudan conflict of escalating air attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in North Kordofan State between July 24 and 26, saying the strikes killed dozens of civilians and hit water facilities, health centres, schools, and civilianContinue Reading
Tawila, July 28 (Darfur24) Hundreds of civilians in the Dar Sumayat area, east of El Fasher in North Darfur State, are facing worsening humanitarian conditions amid acute shortages of food and drinking water, as well as limited access to humanitarian assistance, according to displaced people and local sources. In recentContinue Reading
Nyala, July 28 (Darfur24) The health of three women activists detained by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nyala, South Darfur State, has deteriorated after months in custody without access to adequate medical care, according to multiple sources who spoke to Darfur24 on Monday. The RSF’s intelligence unit arrested severalContinue Reading
Zalingei, July 28 (Darfur24) A specialised health centre in Zalingei, Central Darfur State, resumed operations on Monday after being closed for more than four days following an attack by relatives of a patient who died during surgery, according to medical staff and local leaders. A doctor at the Zalingei SpecialisedContinue Reading