A year of fighting has turned the once proud capital, Khartoum, into a charred battleground. Millions have fled. Now a famine threatens in one of Africa’s biggest countries.
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Mass Grave With Dozens of Bodies Uncovered in Sudan, U.N. Says
As war rages in Sudan, the United Nations said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its allies were responsible for killing at least 87 people in the western region of Darfur.
‘We Don’t Want This War’: Trapped in Khartoum as Combat Rages
Sudan’s capital city has become an arena for a battle between two generals vying for power, while residents brave shelling, looting and dwindling supplies of food, water, medicine and electricity.
How U.S. Efforts to Guide Sudan to Democracy Ended in War
Critics say the Biden administration and its partners were naïve about the intentions of two rival generals and failed to empower civilian leaders.
Where Is Omar al-Bashir? Ex-Dictator Mystery Adds to Crisis in Sudan.
After speculation that Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who had been serving a prison sentence, had been freed, the army said that he was being held in a military hospital but provided no evidence.
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.
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.
One Year of Civil War in Sudan: What We Know About the Conflict
Fighting between the military and a powerful paramilitary group has led to massacres, caused millions to flee their homes and now threatens to cause a famine.
Who Is Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of Sudan?
Little known before 2019, he rose to power in the aftermath of the military-led coup that ousted Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the longtime leader who was deposed after popular uprisings.
Fighting Rages in Sudan as Rival Military Factions Battle for Control
One of Africa’s largest countries is spinning out of control, as weeks of mounting tensions between two military leaders erupted in battles in the capital, Khartoum, and in other cities.