Fighting intensifies in province of Darfur despite initial three-day truce
“The situation this morning is very scary. We hear the sounds of planes and explosions. We don’t know when this hell will end,” said Bahri resident Mahasin al-Awad. “We’re in a constant state of fear for ourselves and our children.”
In a statement, the RSF accused the army of violating a US- and Saudi-brokered truce pact by carrying out air strikes on its bases in Omdurman, Khartoum’s sister city at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers, and Mount Awliya.Lulls in fighting in parts of Khartoum earlier this week allowed some residents to leave and foreign evacuations to pick up, but fighting has otherwise rumbled on through announced ceasefires.
Relief agencies have been largely unable to distribute food to the needy in Africa’s third-largest country, where a third of its 46 million people were already reliant on donations.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rival Sudan factions agree to extend ceasefire for further 72 hoursFighting intensifies in province of Darfur despite initial three-day truce
Read more »
Mayo man killed fighting Russian forces in eastern Ukraine | JOE.ieFinbar Cafferkey, originally from Achill Island in County Mayo, has been killed during a battle with Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.
Read more »
Co Mayo man dies fighting Russian forces in UkraineIt’s understood that Finbar Cafferkey was involved in fighting Russian forces in the eastern part of the country.
Read more »
Irishman killed while fighting in Ukraine | NewstalkThe family of Finbar Cafferkey confirmed he died in the east of the country
Read more »
Fighting continues in Sudan despite ceasefire deal being extended by three daysThere have been multiple truce efforts since fighting broke out on 15 April between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary group RSF.
Read more »