Riyadh, December 15 (Darfur24) The Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, paid an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. According to the Saudi Press Agency, Crown Prince MohammedContinue Reading
Brussels, December 15 (Darfur24) The European Union announced on Monday the launch of an emergency air bridge to deliver humanitarian assistance to Darfur, with the first flights scheduled to arrive on Friday. In a statement obtained by Darfur24, the EU said the first flight carried around 100 tonnes of reliefContinue Reading
Kordofan, December 15 (Darfur24) Eyewitnesses said on Monday that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have dispatched new military reinforcements to the Kordofan region. Sources told Darfur24 that columns of RSF vehicles are moving toward Al-Abyad, the capital of North Kordofan State. Witnesses reported seeing around 50 Land Cruiser combat vehiclesContinue Reading
Tawila, December 15 (Darfur24) Renewed insecurity has forced families to flee displacement camps in Shangil Tobaya and Korma, North Darfur State, toward Tawila and eastern Jebel Marra, sources reported. Families were displaced from the “Shaddad” and “Nivasha” camps in the Shangil Tobaya area, as well as the “Silk” camp inContinue Reading
Nyala, December 15 (Darfur24) The women’s affairs officer at Atash displacement camp, north of Nyala in South Darfur State, reported that three displaced women were raped and another was assaulted by armed herders in incidents that occurred in November. The official told Darfur24 that the attacks took place on farmsContinue Reading
Al-Daein, December 15 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) elements have released dozens of Sudanese army soldiers captured during the takeover of the 22nd Infantry Division headquarters in Babnusa, West Kordofan State, earlier this month. A local administration official in East Darfur told Darfur24 on Monday that dozens of theContinue Reading
Kadugli, December 15 (Darfur24) Several towns in South Kordofan State, including Kadugli, Dilling, Al-Karkal, and Al-Samasim, were hit by drone strikes and artillery shelling on Sunday, leaving civilians dead and wounded, local sources said. The attacks came a day after a strike on the United Nations headquarters in Kadugli killedContinue Reading
Kordofan, December 14 (Darfur24) Two civilians were killed and three others wounded on Saturday in an attack attributed to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) east of Wad Banda town in West Kordofan State, eyewitnesses said. Witnesses told Darfur24 that an RSF unit travelling in a Land Cruiser equipped with aContinue Reading
Al-Kufra, December 15 (Darfur24) Health authorities in the Libyan city of Al-Kufra said a Sudanese refugee was killed and 18 others were injured on Saturday when a vehicle carrying refugees overturned near the Rabiana area. A medical staff member at Martyr Attia Al-Kasih Hospital told Darfur24 that the accident occurredContinue Reading
Nyala, December 15 (Darfur24) At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 others injured in armed clashes between the Sa’ada and Ta’aliba tribes in the Al-Qardoud area of South Darfur, sources said on Sunday. The fighting broke out on Wednesday in Al-Qardoud, about 86 kilometers northwest of MershingContinue Reading