Sudan’s Military Retakes Presidential Palace in Devastated Capital
Two years into a civil war, troops recaptured the palace in Khartoum, routing a paramilitary foe. Civilians have been trapped ...
Major moments in Sudan's history of coups, wars and instability
Sudan, which has been in the grip of a two-year-old war between the army and a paramilitary group, has a history of civil ...
Could Sudan be split into two countries?
Millions have been displaced.After almost two years of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, and their respective allies, the SAF have ...
How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War
An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace ...
The Street Journal9d
South Sudan: What’s led to renewed tensions?
Tensions are spiraling in South Sudan amid escalating militia violence in Upper Nile state in the east of the country, cabinet reshuffles, and the arrests of several senior officials in the capital, ...
Why is South Sudan on edge again?
South Sudan's security situation is volatile as civil war-time leadership divisions deepen. The UN has expressed concerned, regional mediators are scrambling, and a US evacuation is underway.
Seattle Times10d
Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow
The deployment of Ugandan troops to South Sudan underscores rising tensions in the oil-producing country that has been ...
CNN14d
Sudan launches case against United Arab Emirates at World Court
The RSF and allied political groups are in the process of setting up a parallel government to the army-aligned one which has taken Port Sudan on the Red Sea, a move rejected by Egypt, Saudi Arabia ...
Bloomberg L.P.14d
UN Peacekeeper, South Sudan Soldiers Die in Evacuation Mission
One person working with the United Nations peace-keeping mission to South Sudan and several members of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces were killed during an evacuation exercise in the ...
Military.com14d
1 Crew Member Killed as UN Helicopter Is Attacked in Violence-Prone South Sudan
The political rivalry between the two men is widely seen as a major obstacle to peace in South Sudan, with Kiir suspicious of his deputy's ambitions and Machar calling Kiir a dictator. Kiir has ...
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1 crew member killed as UN helicopter is attacked in violence-prone South Sudan
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A crew member was killed and two others were injured when a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a remote part of South Sudan was attacked on Friday ...
MyNorthwest.com14d
1 crew member killed after a UN helicopter was attacked in South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A crew member was killed and ... The evacuation was part of UNMISS efforts to de-escalate political tensions and prevent violence in Nasir, it said.