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Drone Attack Targets Sudanese Prison
MENAFN
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May 11, 2025
(MENAFN) About 21 individuals lost their lives, and 47 more were injured in a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that hit the prison in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state in southern Sudan. The Sudan Doctors Network reported...
Port Sudan Faces Drone Attack for Fifth Consecutive Day
MENAFN
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May 8, 2025
(MENAFN) The eastern Sudanese city of Port Sudan was struck by another drone attack this Thursday morning, marking the fifth consecutive day of such incidents amid the ongoing intense fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid...
Drone Attacks Target Port Sudan
MENAFN
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May 8, 2025
(MENAFN) On Thursday morning, Port Sudan, situated in eastern Sudan, was subjected to another drone strike, marking the fifth day in a row of such attacks. The city remains embroiled in fierce clashes between the national military and the...
UN Chief Urges De-Escalation in Port Sudan
MENAFN
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May 8, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has expressed deep concern regarding recent drone strikes in Port Sudan. According to his spokesperson, these attacks have significantly disrupted humanitarian aid operations within...
Moscow criticizes drone attacks in Sudan
MENAFN
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May 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has strongly condemned drone strikes targeting civilian infrastructure in Sudan's Port Sudan, urging for an immediate halt to the ongoing conflict and calling for dialogue between the country's warring factions. The strikes,...
Egypt Stands with Sudan Following Port Sudan Recent Attacks
MENAFN
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May 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Egypt has voiced its strong support for Sudan following recent attacks targeting civilian infrastructure in Port Sudan. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, in a phone call with his Sudanese counterpart Omer Siddiq, stressed the urgent need...
Paramilitaries increase assaults in Sudan
MENAFN
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May 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have carried out a drone strike on Port Sudan, hitting a military air base and nearby installations, according to a Sudanese army spokesperson on Sunday. The attack, which caused minor damage to an...
Sudanese military repossesses presidential palace
MENAFN
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March 25, 2025
(MENAFN) The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have regained full control of the presidential palace in Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which had occupied the site since the outbreak of war in 2023. Recent clashes in central...
Drone Attacks Hit Port Sudan, Airport Operations Halted
MENAFN
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May 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Eyewitnesses reported that drone strikes impacted key locations in Port Sudan, a significant Red Sea port city in eastern Sudan, on Tuesday. The targeted sites included the international airport, a hotel situated close to the interim...
Sudan: Delivering life-saving care to support a health system in crisis
International Committee of the Red Cross
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March 25, 2025
Since the start of the conflict, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working to support the Sudanese health system. In 2023, the ICRC delivered emergency medical supplies to 88 hospitals across the country - supplies that...
RSF Launches Drone Attack on Sudan's Safe Haven of Port Sudan
MENAFN
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May 5, 2025
(MENAFN) In a significant escalation of the ongoing conflict, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched their first drone attack on the eastern city of Port Sudan, the Sudanese army spokesperson announced on Sunday. The military...
RSF Conducts First Drone Attack on Port Sudan
MENAFN
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May 5, 2025
(MENAFN) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese paramilitary faction, has carried out a drone assault on Port Sudan, aiming at a military airfield and surrounding installations, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson for...
Sudanese Army Claims Military Advancements Among Current Fight with RSF
MENAFN
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March 24, 2025
(MENAFN) On Sunday, the Sudanese army reported new military advancements in central Khartoum as it continues to clash with the paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A statement from the military indicated that army forces are...
Sudanese army claims key area control in Khartoum
MENAFN
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March 24, 2025
(MENAFN) The Sudanese army announced on Sunday that its forces have achieved substantial military gains within central Khartoum, amidst ongoing and fierce confrontations with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Military officials released...
Civilian Death Toll Rises After RSF Attack in Sudan
MENAFN
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May 4, 2025
(MENAFN) The Sudanese National Commission for Human Rights revealed on Saturday that no fewer than 300 non-combatants, including 21 minors and 15 females, lost their lives in a brutal assault allegedly perpetrated by the paramilitary Rapid Support...
RSF Attack on Sudanese City Kills 300 Civilians
MENAFN
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May 3, 2025
(MENAFN) The Sudanese National Commission for Human Rights reported on Saturday that at least 300 civilians, including 21 children and 15 women, were killed in an attack allegedly carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the...
Sudan:Facts and Figures 2024
International Committee of the Red Cross
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March 25, 2025
In 2024, our efforts included repairing vital water infrastructure, distributing food and essential household items to vulnerable communities, and supporting healthcare services in areas hit hardest by the conflict. The ICRC provided livelihood...
Death Toll Increases in Sudan After RSF Shelling
MENAFN
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April 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Nearly 41 additional non-combatants lost their lives and dozens more were wounded following heavy artillery fire by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El-Fasher, the administrative center of North Darfur State in western...
RSF Shelling in Sudan's El-Fasher Kills 41 Civilians
MENAFN
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April 29, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 41 civilians were killed and many others injured in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, according to the Sudanese army on Tuesday. A...
RSF Massacre in Sudan Claims 31 Lives
MENAFN
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April 28, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 31 civilians were reported killed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omdurman, located north of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, according to volunteer groups on Sunday. The Sudanese Doctors Network, a volunteer...