Tawila, February 21 (Darfur24) Humanitarian workers said on Saturday that more than 1,300 children displaced from El Fasher have arrived at camps in Tawila locality in North Darfur state after becoming separated from their families amid ongoing conflict and mass displacement. Hundreds of thousands fled El Fasher following its takeoverContinue Reading
Agencies, February 21 (Darfur24) The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three senior commanders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), accusing them of involvement in genocide and grave human rights violations during the ongoing conflict in Sudan. In a statement, the US State Department said Washington was targeting threeContinue Reading
Kampala, February 21 (Darfur24) The leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, arrived in Kampala on Friday morning for an official visit aimed at advancing bilateral cooperation and discussing regional developments, according to an official statement. Hemedti, also the President of the SudanContinue Reading
New York, February 20 (Darfur24) A senior United Nations official has warned that Sudan’s protracted conflict is approaching a dangerous turning point, with escalating violence, worsening humanitarian conditions, and cross-border tensions raising fears that the war could expand beyond the country’s borders. Briefing the United Nations Security Council, Rosemary DiCarlo,Continue Reading
Korma, February 20 (Darfur24) Health authorities and residents in the Korma administrative unit of North Darfur State have raised alarm following a sudden surge in cases of an unidentified illness, amid limited medical resources and growing fears of a potential outbreak. A health source, speaking on condition of anonymity, toldContinue Reading
Kortala, Darfur24 (Darfur24) A humanitarian aid convoy was attacked by a drone on Thursday while traveling to Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan, according to local sources. The convoy, believed to belong to the United Nations, came under fire in the southern direction of Kortala village in the Habila locality.Continue Reading
Geneva, February 19 (Darfur24) An independent international fact-finding mission on Sudan has found evidence suggesting that the Rapid Support Forces carried out a coordinated campaign of destruction against non-Arab communities in and around El Fasher, actions that bear “the hallmarks of genocide,” the mission said in a report submitted toContinue Reading
Nyala, February 19 (Darfur24) Several detainees from the town of Muhajiriya in East Darfur State, including a community leader, were released on Thursday by the Rapid Support Forces following mediation efforts led by local dignitaries who traveled to Nyala to negotiate their freedom. Multiple sources said the release came afterContinue Reading
Abu Matariq, February 19 (Darfur24) Two traders were killed and a third injured in an armed robbery attack targeting fuel merchants on the road linking Al-Daein and Abu Matariq in East Darfur State. Eyewitnesses and traders told Darfur24 that the incident occurred in the Bawat al-Khail area on Tuesday eveningContinue Reading
Kordofan, February 19 (Darfur24) Several people, including children, were killed in a drone strike that targeted a water source in West Kordofan State on the first day of Ramadhan, in an incident that drew widespread condemnation from political and human rights groups. Darfur24 was unable to verify the exact numberContinue Reading