Even before its two leading generals went to war last week, “everyone wanted a chunk of Sudan,” an expert said of the strategically located country rich in natural resources.
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Books You Can Read to Understand What’s Going on in Sudan
For a deeper understanding of what’s going on, here’s what to read.
No Reprieve in Sudan Even for Eid Holiday as General Rejects Calls for Cease-Fire
Gunfights in the capital, Khartoum, continued for a seventh day, despite pleas for a pause as the Muslim-majority nation marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Fighting Intensifies in Khartoum as Sudan Cease-Fires Fail
With two generals vying for power, residents in the Sudanese capital said the violence had destroyed hospitals, airfields and homes, and left civilians caught in the crossfire.
What We Know About the Fighting in Sudan
With two generals vying for power, residents in the capital, Khartoum, said the violence had destroyed hospitals, airfields and homes, and left civilians caught in the crossfire.
Uneven Cease-Fire in Sudan Makes Escape Hard for Desperate Civilians
The army and the paramilitary group it is battling agreed to a 24-hour cease-fire. But many residents were unsure whether the truce was solid enough to safely flee.
How to Understand the Fighting in Sudan
Looking at the history of coups — both the successes and the failures — can help put it the week’s chaotic events into clearer perspective.
Sudan’s Generals Dined With Peace Negotiators, Then Started a War
What led the two generals, recently allies, to turn their forces on each other — devastating a country of 45 million people?
Fighting in Sudan Traps Families as Generals Fail to Keep a Cease-Fire
Terrified to step outside because of firefights and bands of armed men in the streets, residents remain stuck in their homes with dwindling supplies of food, water and medicine.
Hospitals and Aid Groups Become Targets as Sudan Fighting Intensifies
Civilians are caught in the cross-fire, and two rival generals vying for power made it clear their forces had no intention of standing down.