Sudan

The conflict between Sudan's army and the RSF has raged since April 2023, killing thousands and displacing millions across Sudan and beyond.

Jeremy Corbyn cited recent reports tabled before the UN Security Council confirming the recovery of British-made weapons and military equipment from battlefields in Sudan.

The ICC warns that mass killings, rapes, and other atrocities in El-Fasher may amount to war crimes as Sudan’s civil war devastates Darfur.

As Sudan’s civil war displaces millions and fuels famine, deep divisions between the army, paramilitary forces, and international mediators make lasting peace elusive.

A UN-backed food security panel has confirmed famine in parts of Darfur and Kordofan, warning that millions of Sudanese are facing starvation as war, economic collapse, and aid blockades devastate entire regions.

Survivors describe executions, beatings, and terror as only a few civilians manage to flee while tens of thousands remain stranded in El-Fasher.

Fighting has raged in Sudan between the military and its former ally, the RSF, since 2023. The United Arab Emirates has been accused of fueling the crisis by providing weapons and other support to the RSF.

He urged both sides to cease hostilities immediately and allow life-saving aid to reach civilians, while also appealing to the international community to intensify efforts to end the crisis.

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The RSF militia which grew out of the genocidal violence of the Darfur conflict 20 years ago, has been locked in a brutal conflict with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) since April 2023

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said several of its fighters had been detained as videos of mass executions and atrocities in el-Fasher circulate online.

The Security Council previously sanctioned RSF commanders for violence and human-rights violations.

In El Fasher, civilians endured months of intense bombardment during a siege. Sudanese officials said on Wednesday that more than 2,000 civilians have been killed by RSF forces since they seized control of the city.

Nearly 500 patients and their companions were reportedly killed in the Saudi Maternity Hospital, one of numerous health facilities targeted in the fighting.

The Sudanese Doctors Network warned of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe in Tawila if international agencies do not intervene urgently.

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that prior to this latest attack, WHO has verified 285 attacks on healthcare in Sudan with at least 1,204 deaths and over 400 injuries of health workers and patients, since the start of the conflict.

Speaking in Brussels, Sudan’s Ambassador to the EU, Aldelbagi Kabeir, criticised the international response, describing an EU statement on the conflict as “way below our expectations.”

According to the documents, the equipment reached the RSF through the United Arab Emirates (UAE), revelations that have reignited scrutiny of Britain's arms exports to the Gulf state, which has faced repeated accusations of supplying weapons to the paramilitary group in violation of United Nations (UN) embargoes.

More horrific reports of atrocities against civilians in el-Fasher came on the third day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized control.

The World Health Organisation has called for an immediate ceasefire after reports that 460 patients and their companions were massacred at the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, amid escalating violence between rival forces.

WFP warned that the expulsions come at a critical moment for Sudan, where over 24 million people face acute food insecurity.

The sudden influx is overwhelming local systems, leaving thousands of newly displaced people without essential support.

The network urged the World Health Organisation, along with international human rights and medical bodies, to intervene swiftly to secure the medics' release and ensure those responsible are brought to justice.

Laurent Bukera, head of the WFP office in Sudan, and Samantha Chattaraj, the agency's operations director, were summoned by the ministry and formally notified of their expulsion, the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported.

Al Fashir, the last stronghold of the Sudanese military in Darfur, has been under siege for over a year, with nearly a million people facing famine as RSF forces block aid and enforce almost daily shelling.

The remarks mark Abdel's first confirmation that the army lost control of the strategic city in western Darfur, which has been under RSF siege since May 2024, amid ongoing clashes that began in April 2023.

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese civilians are trapped, starving and under fire as UN calls for immediate humanitarian access and safe escape.

A recent report by humanitarian group MedGlobal, released earlier this month, found that thousands of civilians remained trapped and starving in El Fasher following a 500-day siege by the RSF.

According to the United Nations, the city’s 260,000 residents, including 130,000 children, are now relying on “Ambaz,” a type of animal fodder, as their main source of food. Health facilities are struggling to operate amid dwindling medical supplies, with many clinics reportedly closed.

In a joint press release, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Food Programme called for urgent international attention to the crisis in Sudan.

The severe humanitarian impact of explosive ordnance contamination has rendered some land unsuitable for cultivation and increased the risk of civilian casualties.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Khartoum.

Majority of the individuals who returned were recorded across Khartoum (40 per cent), Aj Jazirah (37 per cent), Sennar (7 per cent), Blue Nile (7 per cent), North Darfur (4 per cent), White Nile (4 per cent), River Nile (one per cent), and West Darfur (less than one per cent).

At least eight explosions were heard in and around the airport, whose reopening for domestic flights was scheduled for Wednesday, its first since the conflict between the RSF and Sudanese army began nearly 30 months ago.

The commission added that over 74,000 civilians, nearly half of them children, remain trapped and are now surviving on sorghum grain, usually used as animal feed.

The flight was suspended due to security concerns in connection with the civil war in the country.

According to the organisation, the city is on the verge of total collapse, amid ongoing shelling, hunger and disease outbreaks.

The paramilitary RSF has intensified its assault on El-Fasher, the last Darfur stronghold still held by the army. Activists say civilians are being slaughtered "in cold blood" as the city turns into an "open-air morgue."

The UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights documented at least 53 civilians killed between October 5-8 alone in attacks across the El Fasher locality, with women and children among the dead.

The UN Human Rights Office has confirmed that at least 46 civilians were killed in artillery and drone strikes in the Abu Shouk and Daraja Oula neighbourhoods and the Abu Shouk IDP camp.

On Wednesday, reports indicate that RSF artillery struck a packed displacement shelter within a mosque in El Fasher's Abushouk al-Hilla area, leaving at least 35 people dead or wounded.

Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan announced that the investigation on the situation in Darfur remains active and that all responsible for atrocities that happened in the past, happening now or in the future will be held to account.

According to earlier figures from the syndicate, approximately 150 journalists have relocated from Khartoum to other regions, while around 70 have fled to neighbouring countries.

In a historic ruling—the first ICC conviction linked to the Darfur conflict—the three-judge panel found Ali guilty of planning and personally participating in atrocities committed between 2003 and 2004 as part of a government-backed campaign to crush a rebellion in western Sudan.

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said the RSF carried out suicide drone attacks on Saturday evening in El Obeid, North Kordofan’s capital, damaging Al-Dhaman Hospital, residential areas, and other service facilities.

Aid groups warn that 260,000 civilians remain trapped without safe exit routes as the RSF reportedly builds berms to block movement and supplies. Mines and unexploded ordnance litter key roads, further restricting access.

Abd-Al-Rahman, a suspected former leader of the pro-government Janjaweed militia, is accused of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, said to have been committed in Darfur between August 2003 and March 2004.

Residents awoke to the unfolding disaster three days ago. Farmland that stood green just weeks earlier is now submerged. Men cluster at the broken edges of the embankment, watching helplessly as the river pushes further inland.

According to the Sudan Doctors Network, the attacks were deliberate rocket and drone strikes targeting innocent civilians.

To build an effective dengue prevention barrier, the Sudanese government recently initiated a campaign aimed at cutting off the transmission of the virus. Mosquito eradication is among the most emblematic endeavours.