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Civil War in Sudan

RSF Fighters Kill Around One Hundred Civilians in Attacks on a Famine-Struck Darfur Refugee Camp

  • Sudan’s foreign ministry said the RSF assault in recent days left hundreds dead or wounded (Reuters)
  • Zamzam camp hosts more than half a million people who have fled the current and previous wars (WaPo)

ICJ Case on Sudan

  • Lawyers for Sudan argued at an International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing today that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was breaking the Genocide Convention by supporting Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary fighters in Sudan’s civil war; the argument focused on 2023 RSF attacks against a tribe in West Darfur (Reuters)
  • The United States accused the RSF of genocide during the final days of the Joe Biden administration (BBC)
  • The UAE has denied supporting the RSF and called the ICJ case a “baseless PR stunt” (AP)

Hundreds of Families Displaced Following RSF Attacks in Darfur Villages

  • From April 1 to 6, attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the villages of Abu Hamira and Al-Rakab in North Darfur state led to the displacement of approximately 530 families; the International Organization for Migration reported the worsening security situation as the cause (Middle East Monitor)

UN Raises Alarm Over Civilian Executions in Sudan

  • The United Nations and rights organizations have expressed concern over reports of extrajudicial killings in Khartoum by the Sudanese military, following the recapture of the city from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); videos have surfaced allegedly showing field executions of civilians accused of collaborating with the RSF (AP)
  • Meanwhile, at least eighty-nine people were killed in a series of attacks across multiple villages in Omdurman, Khartoum state, carried out by the RSF, according to a Sudanese human rights organization; many others were wounded as the RSF launched indiscriminate artillery strikes and opened fire on civilians (VON)

RSF Confirms Retreat From Khartoum, Eyes “Stronger” Return

  • The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have confirmed their tactical withdrawal from Khartoum, stating plans for a more powerful return; this move follows intensified clashes with the Sudanese army, which has been attempting to regain control over the capital (Al Jazeera)

Tensions Mount Between Sudan and Chad

  • Tensions have escalated between Sudan and Chad as Sudan’s government accuses Chad of supporting the RSF militia by allowing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to send them weapons through its airports, raising concerns about a potential conflict between the two nations (The New Arab)

Sudan Army Chief Declares Capital “Free” From Inside Presidential Palace

  • Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, announced from within the recaptured presidential palace that Khartoum is now “free” from RSF control, marking a significant victory for the military in the ongoing conflict (​France 24)
  • The RSF had taken over Khartoum nearly two years ago in one of their first moves in the country’s civil war; the RSF maintains a stronghold in Sudan’s western region of Darfur (WaPo)

Sudanese Army’s Air Strike in Darfur Kills at Least Fifty-Four People

  • Images from the strike’s aftermath showed the destruction of a town market; the army denied targeting civilians (NYT)

Hundreds Reportedly Killed in Sudanese Army Strike on Crowded Darfur Market

  • An airstrike on a market in Kabkabiya, North Darfur state, reportedly killed at least a hundred people; the Sudanese army was blamed for the attack but denied involvement (BBC)

Sudanese Army Takes Control of Presidential Palace in Khartoum from RSF

  • The RSF took over much of Khartoum early in the war, which began in April 2023 (Sudan Tribune)
  • The RSF said it remained in the area of the palace; the army has made gains on the RSF in recent weeks, though the RSF has solidified its control in the country’s west and worked to set up parallel governance in areas it does control (Reuters)

Fifty Civilians Killed and Dozens Detained as Fighting Intensifies in Khartoum

  • Fifty civilians were killed and eighty-two arbitrarily detained in Khartoum over the past week by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as fighting in the Sudanese capital intensified and the paramilitary group resorted to retaliatory violence (Sudan Tribune)
  • Six civilians were also killed following shelling by the RSF in residential areas of Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city, as fighting continued to escalate in the capital (AFP)
  • Additionally, fifteen bodies were pulled from a well in a district formerly occupied by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), evidence of a broader pattern of systematic violence by the paramilitary group; further bodies were found strewn across the district, known as Sharg Elnil (Reuters)

Sudan Bans Kenyan Imports Following RSF Visit

  • The government of Sudan announced it was suspending all imports from Kenya “until further notice” after President William Ruto hosted the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nairobi last month (BBC)
  • Meanwhile, a renewed round of shelling in El-Obeid killed a further six people, as the RSF continued its efforts to regain control of the southern city, a strategic juncture between Khartoum and Darfur (AFP)
  • Additionally, five children were killed and four women injured after contingents of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched a renewed shelling campaign on residential areas in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur (News Central)

UN: Humanitarian Crisis Worsens in Sudan, Thirty Million in Need of Aid

  • The head of UNICEF reported in an address to the UN Security Council that over thirty million people will require humanitarian aid this year as a result of the ongoing civil war in Sudan; more than half of them are children (AP)

African Union Warns of Partition Risk in Sudan

  • The African Union warned the recent signing of a “founding charter” for a breakaway government between the RSF and its allies carried “a huge risk of partitioning the country” and urged the international community to refrain from recognizing any such government (Al Jazeera)

Major Turkish Defense Company Linked to Sudanese Army Accused of Violating EU and US Sanctions

  • The Turkish defense company Baykar is reported to have supplied arms and ammunition to the Sudanese army between August and November 2024; the materiel included drones, ground control stations, warheads, as well as “in-country technical support” (Euronews, Yahoo)
  • Meanwhile, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that approximately 396,738 individuals have returned to former RSF-held territories since the start of 2025 (Arab News)

Rapid Support Forces Shelling Kills Nine

  • At least nine civilians were killed and twenty-one injured after units of the Rapid Support Forces bombed the city of El-Obeid, the state capital of North Kordofan; the shelling came amid a broader offensive on the city, where the Sudanese army recently broke a nearly two-year-long siege by the RSF (New Arab)

Mass Grave Discovered Outside Khartoum

  • The Guardian revealed a mass grave had been discovered north of Khartoum at the site of a former Rapid Support Forces base; the grave is reported to hold more than five hundred bodies, most of which display extensive signs of torture and starvation (Guardian)
  • Meanwhile, nearly one hundred people have died since February 20 following a cholera outbreak in Sudan’s White Nile State, announced Doctors Without Borders; the medical aid group reported that an additional two thousand seven hundred people have contracted the disease over the same period (AP)

Sudan Files ICJ Complaint Against UAE Over Complicity in Genocide

  • The government of Sudan filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice in which it accused the United Arab Emirates of being complicit in genocidal killings carried out by the Rapid Support Forces in West Darfur against the non-Arab Masalit people; the UAE rejected the accusation and labeled the complaint as a “cynical publicity stunt” (NYT)

Dozens Dead in Second North Darfur Market Shelling

  • Dozens are feared dead and many more injured after RSF forces shelled a market in Abu Shouk, a camp near the city of El-Fasher in North Darfur, for the second time in three days; the shelling comes as the RSF intensifies its efforts to take El-Fasher, the last remaining SAF holdout in the region (BBC)

UNICEF: Children as Young as One Among Those Raped in War

  • UNICEF released a report revealing at least 221 children, some as young as one, have suffered acts of sexual violence since the beginning of 2024 as part of Sudan’s ongoing civil war, though the true number is likely far higher; the report reiterated that sexual violence has become a weapon of war in the conflict (BBC)

RSF Shelling Kills at Least Six and Injures More in North Darfur

  • Six people died and more were injured after shelling, allegedly by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), hit a crowded market near the Abu Shouk refugee camp in North Darfur state, where civilians were shopping for the ongoing Ramadan holiday (AFP)

Egypt Condemns RSF Efforts to Establish Parallel Government

  • The Egyptian government condemned efforts by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to establish a parallel government in Sudan along with its allies, claiming it would undermine the “unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity” of the country (RFI)

World Food Program and Doctors Without Borders Suspend Operations in Zamzam Refugee Camp

  • The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have announced that they are suspending operations in the Zamzam refugee camp as a result of “intense fighting” and the closure of access roads (VOA)
  • The camp is home to more than half a million people (WP)

Military Plane Crash Kills at Least Forty-Six

  • The plane crashed in a populated district of Omdurman, killing civilians and several senior military officers (AP)

Sudan’s Military Halts Year-long RSF Siege of Obeid in South-Central Region

  • The defeat of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Obeid restores government access to the crucial city, which serves as a strategic transportation hub and houses a military airbase; Sudan’s army also announced the recapture of Gitaina in White Nile state, where RSF forces maintained a stronghold (Reuters)