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Dozens killed, thousands displaced as RSF razes villages in Darfur

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El Fasher: civilians flee as violence engulfs North Darfur

The capture of el-Fasher by the powerful Arab-led force raises fears that Africa’s third-largest nation may split again, nearly 15 years after the oil-rich South Sudan gained independence following years of civil war.

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ICC convicts former militia leader of past war crimes in Darfur

Abd-Al-Rahman led the Janjaweed militia responsible for the killing of over 300,000 people and displacing millions in Sudan’s Darfur region during a brutal campaign which also displaced close to three million people.

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Landslide kills over 1,000 people in Sudan's Darfur region

The Sudan Liberation Movement/Amy which controls the village in the Darfur region has pleaded the UN and other international organisations to help recover the bodies of the victims.

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At least five killed in attack on aid convoy in Sudan, UN says

Sudan was plunged into a war more than two years ago, when tensions between the army and its rival paramilitary RSF exploded with street battles in the capital of Khartoum that quickly spread across the country.

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Sudan's RSF kill more than 30 in latest attack in Darfur, monitor says

Fresh violence by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) follows a multi-day attack that killed more than 400 people, according to the UN.

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Scores of civilians killed as Sudan's RSF attacks displacement camps

Assaults by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed more than 100 people, including at least 20 children and nine aid workers, the UN said.

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Sudan's army breaks paramilitary siege of el-Obeid in latest advance

The city of el-Obeid, a commercial and transportation hub, had been under siege for nearly two years by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

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US says Sudan's RSF is committing genocide and sanctions its leader

The Biden administration has sanctioned the RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo as well as businesses owned by the group in the UAE.

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UN Security Council calls for Sudan ceasefire over Ramadan

The UN Security Council has urged for a ceasefire in Sudan over the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in order to facilitate aid for those in need.

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WFO: Sudan's war risks creating 'world's largest hunger crisis'

Fighting between the country's military and paramilitary groups has the potential to trigger a devastating famine.

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Euroviews. The age of ‘climate war’ is upon us. Courts need to take notice

The Rome Statute includes multiple provisions for environmental atrocities in both wartime and peacetime, yet the ICC has not prosecuted a single case focusing on mass harm to the environment. This has to change, Richard J. Rogers and Moneim Adam write.

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Sudan's warring factions agree to extend truce but fighting goes on

Fighting continues in the Sudanese capital and beyond despite the fact that both sides in the conflict have agreed to extend a three-day truce by another 72 hours.

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Death toll from tribal violence in Sudan's West Darfur rises to 83

The incident is likely to destabilise the already fragile security situation in the country as international peacekeepers have already begun a phased withdrawal.

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Sudan prosecutor to investigate former regime crimes in Darfur

Sudan's public prosecutor said on Sunday it has opened an investigation into the crimes committed in Darfur since 2003.

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Amnesty accuses Sudanese government of war crimes

The leading human rights group has accused the government of Sudan of carrying out at least 30 chemical weapons attacks in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since January.

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Five of the world's most-wanted for crimes against humanity