With the battle for control of Sudan entering its third week, health care services are rapidly unraveling in the nation’s capital, Khartoum, a grim consequence of the brutal fighting that has raised fears the conflict could devolve into a wider humanitarian crisis. The total collapse of the health care system could be days away, the […]
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Sudan’s Conflict Ignites Fears of Civil War in Darfur
After a cease-fire faltered in Sudan’s capital, two weeks of fighting between the country’s army and a paramilitary group have reignited violence in Darfur, a region scarred by two decades of genocidal conflict that left as many as 300,000 people dead. A cease-fire scheduled to end on Sunday night fell apart on Saturday as the […]
Who Are Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces?
The Sudanese Army and a paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces were once aligned. The R.S.F. fought on behalf of the Sudanese Army, until its outgrown influence and the ambitions of its leader, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, put the two groups in direct confrontation. Who are the Rapid Support Forces? The Rapid Support […]
Deadly Fighting Erupts in Sudan’s Capital: Live Updates
The fighting that erupted on Saturday in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, was the culmination of months of rising tensions between two military leaders who only 18 months ago came together to seize power in a military coup. The gunfire, explosions and chaotic scenes across the capital dashed the once heady hopes stirred by the […]