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Friday, January 19, 2024

Sudan: Shells hit Khartoum killing 10+ civilians

From BBC News
By Yussuf Abdullahi
BBC Monitoring
Dated Friday, 12 January 2024, 6:58 - here is a copy in full:

Shells hit Sudan capital killing civilians

AFP Copyright: AFP Image caption: Many civilians have been killed in indiscriminate shelling in Khartoum (file photo)


At least 10 civilians have been killed after Sudan's army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group exchanged artillery fire in the south of the capital Khartoum.


Activist Muhammad Kindasha told Sudan Tribune news website that some of the victims died when an artillery shell hit “a house where a social event was being held” on Thursday.


He added that there were “fierce confrontations” between the army and the RSF in residential areas, describing the situation as “catastrophic”.


Shells also reportedly hit a local market.


Many civilians have been killed in indiscriminate shelling in Khartoum since the war between the army and the RSF began in April 2023.


Clashes between the two sides have intensified over the past week in the capital and the adjacent cities of Omdurman and Bahri, with the army claiming advances.


The conflict has killed at least 12,000 people and displaced more than seven million others, according to the United Nations.


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Thursday, November 02, 2023

OCHA SUDAN: Humanitarian Update (2 Nov 2023)

ANALYSIS from OCHA
Sudan Humanitarian Update (2 November 2023)
SITUATION OVERVIEW

HIGHLIGHTS

• An estimated 5.8 million people have been displaced within and outside Sudan since mid-April 2023.
 

• A least 85,800 people fled Sudan over the past month seeking safety and protection in neighbouring countries.
 

• At least 17 people were killed and 17,500 people displaced due to renewed clashes between SAF and RSF in Nyala Town, South Darfur.
 

• Over 140 people were reportedly killed due to inter-communal fighting in As Sunta and Buram localities in South Darfur.
 

• Conflict has severely affected agriculture in many parts of the country raising concerns on food security in the coming months.
 

• The revised 2023 Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan appeal is only 33.6 per cent funded as of 2 November.

For previous humanitarian updates:

View full analysis and map: 

https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/sudan/card/1TLaNU0UWB

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Sudan: Humanitarian Key Messages (November 2023):


News and Press Release 

Source OCHA 

Posted 2 Nov 2023 

Originally published 2 Nov 2023

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View original: https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudan-humanitarian-key-messages-november-2023


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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Renewed fighting in Sudan chokes aid delivery: UN

Report at China.org.cn
By Xinhua
Published Wednesday 23 August 2023 - here is a full copy:

Renewed fighting in Sudan chokes aid delivery: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for an end to renewed clashes in the Sudan conflict to allow for aid delivery to civilians, including in South Darfur and South Kordofan.


"We are deeply concerned about the impact of renewed fighting in several parts of the country," said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).


OCHA said the International Organization for Migration reported at least 60 people killed and 250 injured in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state. As many as 50,000 people fled their homes, and hostilities blocked relief trucks from delivering aid.


Fighting erupted about a week ago between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the western part of Sudan.


According to the Nyala Emergency Room Initiative humanitarian group, the city is experiencing "catastrophic humanitarian conditions beyond all expectations."


OCHA said that in the capital of South Kordofan state, Kadugli, humanitarian partners reported food stocks were almost completely depleted and that fighting drove some 6,700 people from their homes to other neighborhoods.


"We call on the parties to the conflict in Sudan to cease hostilities and allow for the delivery of life-saving assistance to civilians in need," said the office.


OCHA said only a little more than a quarter of this year's 2.6 billion-U.S. dollar Humanitarian Response Plan for Sudan has been received. Enditem


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Monday, August 21, 2023

Sudan Ocha: SAF & RSF clashes in Nyala, South Darfur

Press Release from OCHA - OCHASudan@un.org
Flash Update No. 01 
SUDAN: SAF & RSF clashes in Nyala, South Darfur (21 August 2023)
Monday 21 August 2023 - here is a full copy:

Clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nyala Town, South Darfur State

HIGHLIGHTS
• Renewed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nyala Town since 11 August 2023 are continuing to fuel displacement of the civilian population.
• Up to 50,000 people have fled their homes in Nyala Town due to the fighting.
• At least 60 people have been killed and 250 others injured due to the clashes.
• Staff at the Turkish Hospital have been overwhelmed by the number of injured seeking assistance.
• Trucks loaded with humanitarian supplies are unable to travel to Nyala Town due to the fighting.

SITUATION OVERVIEW
From 11 to 17 August 2023, renewed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nyala Town, the state capital of South Darfur State, have displaced thousands of people to other areas, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM)

Preliminary reports indicate that approximately 10,000 families – about 50,000 people –  fled their homes in the Al-Mazad, Tayba, Seka Hadeed, Al-Jabal, Neil, Karrari, Musa and Texas neighbourhoods of Nyala Town to Hai Al-Jeer, Al-Nahda, As Salam, Derwa and Kangho neighbourhoods in the town; and to the As Salam, Al Serief, Otash and Kalma displacement camps in Beliel and Nyala Shimal localities in South Darfur. 

People have also fled to Tulus, Buram, As Salam and Damso localities in South Darfur, as well as to Shia'ria locality and Ad Du’ayn Town in East Darfur and Al Fasher Town in North Darfur. 

At least 60 people have been killed and 250 others injured during the fighting, according to IOM.
 
Staff at the Turkish Hospital – which is already understaffed – are reportedly struggling to cope with the influx of wounded people, and humanitarian partners on the ground report that medical supplies are running low.
 


Trucks loaded with nutrition, health, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) supplies destined for Nyala Town have remained in Ad Du'ayn Town, the capital of East Darfur, since 14 August due to the fighting, and planned distributions by UNICEF have been postponed. 

There are concerns that continued fighting will cause the already precarious humanitarian situation in the state to deteriorate and heighten the health, nutrition, sanitation and food security needs of the vulnerable. Meanwhile, some areas could become inaccessible if roads become impassable during the ongoing rainy season.


Gathering information from Nyala Town in recent days has been challenging, as communication towers have reportedly been damaged during the fighting, and the electricity and water systems in the town are no longer functioning.
 


Background 


Nyala Town is located in Nyala Janoub locality, South Darfur State. An estimated 401,000 people live in the locality, of whom about 95,000 needed humanitarian assistance even before the conflict, according to the 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO).
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Sunday, July 23, 2023

US State Department and Arab League start talking about urgent Middle East issues and Sudan conflict

Report from News Track Live - newstracklive.com
By ANIKET DIXIT
Published on Thursday 20 July 2023 at 03:05 PM - here is a full copy:

US State Department and Arab League start talking about urgent Middle East issues

Riyadh: Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the secretary-general of the Arab League, and Antony Blinken, the secretary of state of the United States, met on Wednesday in Washington to discuss the urgent issues surrounding the Middle East.


The US State Department claimed in a statement on its website that the "strategic dialogue" is a "opportunity for us to work even more closely together on the many issues that are affecting the lives of people in all of the countries represented by the Arab League as well as the United States."


The comprehensive conversation, which Aboul Gheit described as the first of its kind at the level of the US state secretary and GCC secretary-general, will "explore further the level of cooperation" and "deepen the relationship."


The statement made no mention of specifics, but some news reports have quoted political analysts as saying that, now that Syria has been readmitted to the 22-member alliance, the US will follow up on its earlier statement for the Arab League to press the Assad regime to address pressing issues.


The northwest regions of Syria, which are controlled by the opposition and home to more than 4 million displaced people, have been requested by the UN for greater access by international aid organizations. The UN Security Council was unable to come to an agreement last week to maintain the Bab Al-Hawa border crossing, which permits aid organizations to enter from Turkey.


During the height of the so-called "Arab Spring" uprisings, Syria's membership in the league was suspended in 2011 due to the Assad regime's deadly crackdown on dissent. The UN estimates that the ensuing armed conflict has resulted in the deaths of 306,887 civilians and the displacement of more than 12 million Syrians, including 5.4 million who as of 2022 were refugees in other countries.


Other urgent regional issues that are anticipated to be covered in the Arab League-US dialogue include the conflict in Sudan, Israel's escalating land aggression against the Palestinians, Yemen's peace initiative, and more.


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https://english.newstracklive.com/news/us-state-department-and-arab-league-start-talking-about-urgent-middle-east-issues-sc57-nu355-ta355-1286214-1.html


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Saturday, July 22, 2023

Medics whipped in Khartoum after convoy attacked. Darfur death toll in one city alone estimate is 3K-11K

Report from BBC News -  bbc.co.uk/news

By Muthoni Muchiri

BBC News

Published Friday 21 July 2023 - here is a full copy:

Sudan conflict: Medics whipped in Khartoum after convoy attacked - MSF

IMAGE SOURCE,

MSF/REUTERS

Image caption,

MSF medics are treating war-wounded across Sudan - and over the border in Chad where many from Darfur are fleeing


Medics in Sudan's capital have been beaten and whipped by armed men who attacked their convoy, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says.


A medical team was taking supplies to the Turkish Hospital in the south of Khartoum when it was attacked on Thursday and one their vehicles stolen.


Since the war erupted in mid-April, it is one of only two hospitals still operating in the south of city.


Both are supported by MSF, which says its aid to them is now in jeopardy.


The vicious power struggle over the last three months between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has devastated medical facilities in the city.


'Death threats'


While more than three million people nationwide have fled their homes since April, millions of others are still stuck in Khartoum, struggling to find medicine and medical assistance.


MSF is one of only a few international aid groups still supporting hospitals in Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman, helping to keep afloat a health system that has been under strain for decades.


It says it has treated more than 1,600 patients in these hospitals since the conflict began.


But the charity warned this might have to stop because of a dramatic deterioration in security with several incidents in which its staff had been targeted.


During the encounter on Thursday, the armed men began arguing with the 18 people in the MSF convoy made up of four trucks carrying medical supplies.


As well as assaulting the team, the armed men threatened the life of one of the drivers before releasing him and making off with one of the vehicles.


"If an incident like this happens again, and if our ability to move supplies continues to be obstructed, then, regrettably, our presence in the Turkish Hospital will soon become untenable," MSF's Christophe Garnier said in a statement.


The confrontation took place not far from the hospital, where hundreds of patients, including those recently wounded in air strikes, are undergoing treatment.


"On a daily basis, this hospital receives around 15 war wounded patients, carries out lifesaving surgery and keeps patients with chronic diseases alive," MSF said.


According to the AFP news agency, the hospital is in an area of the city controlled by the RSF.


Aerial bombardments have intensified in residential areas of Khartoum where the paramilitary fighters have their bases, it says.


Official figures put the number of dead in the conflict at around 3,000, but it is thought to be far higher.


Some estimates from the western region of Darfur, which have seen the worst of the violence, say the death toll in one city alone is 11,000.


View original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66273266


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Thursday, July 20, 2023

SAF says drone attack by RSF kills 14 in Khartoum

Report from China View - www.chinaview.cn
By Xinhua
Published Thursday 20 July 2023 - here is a full copy:

Sudan army says drone attack by paramilitary forces kills 14 in capital

KHARTOUM, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese Armed Forces announced that 14 people were killed in a drone attack launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital Khartoum on Wednesday.


"The rebel militia targeted citizens who gathered to greet our forces in the Al-Azouzab area with a drone, killing 14 civilians and wounding 15 others," the army said in a statement.


The Sudanese army said it would continue combing the areas for the RSF stations in Khartoum, according to the statement.


Sudan has been witnessing deadly clashes between the Sudanese army and the RSF in Khartoum and other areas since April 15, resulting in over 3,000 deaths and more than 6,000 injuries, according to figures released by the Sudanese Health Ministry. Enditem


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