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
Zalingei, March 02 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have arrested more than 13 people, including civilians and former police officers, during a security campaign in Zalingei, Central Darfur, according to sources and relatives of detainees. Hawa Mohamed Ahmed, a relative of one of the detainees, told Darfur24 that theContinue Reading
Kalma, March 02 (Darfur24) A massive fire tore through Kalma Camp in South Darfur State on Sunday, destroying approximately 1,000 homes and leaving thousands of displaced families without shelter, according to the General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugees. Adam Rijal, the Coordination’s spokesperson, said a woman with special needsContinue Reading