Sudan
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PublishedMay 28, 2023
U.S., Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend ‘imperfect’ cease-fire
The Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary force, battling for control of Sudan since mid-April, had agreed last week to the weeklong truce, brokered by the U.S. and the Saudis.
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PublishedMay 11, 2023
Commentary: In Sudan, many hands could make heavy war – or peace
The longer the conflict goes on, the more likely neighbors start choosing sides, raising the risk of sustained fighting in the long term.
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PublishedMay 6, 2023
Sudan envoys begin talks amid pressure to end conflict
The fighting has turned Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and other urban areas into battlefields and pushed hundreds of thousands from their homes.
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PublishedMay 6, 2023
Portland man’s family escapes violent conflict in Sudan
Now El-Fadel Arbab must raise money to bring his wife and 2 sons from Saudi Arabia to Maine.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Biden authorizes new sanctions on Sudan, says violence ‘must end’
The U.N.'s refugee agency has warned that more than 800,000 could flee Sudan because of the violence.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Shelling in Sudanese capital disrupts aid delivery efforts
In central areas of Khartoum, sporadic explosions could be heard Thursday, a day after the United Nations warned that the Sudanese people are 'facing a humanitarian catastrophe.'
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PublishedMay 2, 2023
800,000 refugees could flee Sudan, triggering regional crisis, UN warns
The fighting has forced more than 73,000 people to flee to Sudan's neighbors, which already host a large number of refugees from past conflicts.
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PublishedMay 1, 2023
U.S. evacuation convoy reaches Sudanese port city, State Department says
The United States paid for more than a dozen local buses to carry U.S. citizens from the capital, Khartoum, to Port Sudan on the Red Sea, officials said.
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PublishedApril 30, 2023
Sudan’s army and rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes
On Sunday, the aircraft carrying medical aid took off from Jordan and landed in the city of Port Sudan, said the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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PublishedApril 29, 2023
U.S. conducts 1st evacuation of its citizens from Sudan war
The U.S., which had none of its officials on the ground for the evacuation, has been criticized by families of trapped Americans for initially ruling out any U.S.-run evacuation for Americans who wish to leave.