Fighting in Sudan threatens to destabilize entire region | DW News

 

The UN is warning Sudan is on the brink of a full-scale civil war that could destabilize the entire region - as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of easing. In the latest flare-up an airstrike on a residential area in the city of the Omdurman killed at least 22 civilians. It's one of the worst attacks in the 3-month conflict. The fighting between Sudan's military ruler and a powerful para-military group has already displaced about three million people. Egypt is to host a summit of Sudan's neighbors next week.

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Sudan army says foreign nationals to be evacuated as Khartoum fighting continues - BBC News

 

Diplomats and nationals from the UK, US, France and China are to be evacuated from Sudan by air as fighting there continues, a statement from the Sudanese army said. Army chief Fattah al-Burhan agreed to facilitate and secure their evacuation "in the coming hours", it said. He is locked in a power struggle with the leader of a rival paramilitary faction, the Rapid Support Forces.

Violent clashes in Sudan between army and paramilitary group

 In Sudan, at least three civilians have been killed and dozens injured amid an outbreak of violence between the army and a powerful paramilitary group. Unrest has been reported in several cities, including the capital Khartoum and the city of Merowe to the North.