Let Us Celebrate the 13th Anniversary of the Operation Long Arm Launched by JEM Entering the Enemy Den in Khartoum Written by Mahmoud A. Suleiman As the saying goes, better late than never. Monday the 10th May 2021 marked the14th Anniversary of the Operation Long Arm (OLA) since the forces of the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)
this has been the central motto of the campaign, somehow they have succeeded with that. the israeli president held an emergency meeting with benjamin netanyahu at the hospital where the prime minister is recovering from an overnight operation to fit a pacemaker. it comes as thousands of israelis are continuing protests outside parliament, where a debate is continuing on the government's planned overhaul of the judiciary. security forces attempted to diffuse the demonstration with water cannons. it's 100 days since fighting broke out between sudan's army and its paramilitary rival, the rapid support forces. the conflict has devastated the capital khartoum and displaced more than 3 million people. there's still no sign that either side is ready to negotiate peace. the number of people who've died in a landslide in india's western state of maharashtra has risen to 27. more than 50 are still missing. the landslide was triggered by monsoon rains. rescue teams are looking for survivors under the mounds of earth and rubble.
upon solution that is beneficial for both sides and executed. this upon solution that is beneficial for both sides and executed.- upon solution that is beneficial for both sides and executed. as you laid out riaht both sides and executed. as you laid out ri . ht at both sides and executed. as you laid out right at the _ both sides and executed. as you laid out right at the start, _ both sides and executed. as you laid out right at the start, we _ both sides and executed. as you laid out right at the start, we are - out right at the start, we are really at the beginnings of all of this. perhaps in the next few days and weeks as we continue to monitor the story we will come back and talk to you again. thank you so much for joining us on bbc news. now, it's a hundred days since fighting broke out between sudan's army and its paramilitary rival, the rapid support forces. the war has devastated the capital khartoum, displaced more than three million people, and triggered a sharp increase in ethnically driven violence in the western region of darfur. attempts at a ceasefire have failed and there's still no sign that either side is ready to negotiate peace. let's go to nairobi — our world affairs correspondent barbara plett usher is there for us. what is your assessment of where we are, 100 days on? in what is your assessment of where we are. 100 days on?—
aid agencies say up to 19 million people are facing hunger — because of the fighting. there's political deadlock in spain — as conservatives win the most seats — but not enough to form a government — in a snap general election. twitter�*s blue bird is dumped — as elon musk changes the platform's logo — to x. we'll be gauging the reaction. welcome back. it's 100 days since the war in sudan started, with fighting devastating the capital khartoum and more than three million people now displaced. than three million the darfur region is currently seeing the most casualties. human rights groups have called it ethnic cleansing by arab militias, backed by the para—military rapid support forces. the rsf, as it is also known, has been fighting the sudanese army in khartoum in a power struggle since the middle of april. merchuma travelled to the border of darfur and chad where she spoke to mothers who had fled the violence
where a debate is continuing on the government's planned overhaul of the judiciary. the number of people who've died in a landslide in india's western state of maharashtra has risen to 27. more than 50 are still missing. the landslide was triggered by monsoon rains. rescue teams are looking for survivors under the mounds of earth and rubble. local media say whole families have been killed. its a hundred days since fighting broke out between sudan's army and its paramilitary rival, the rapid support forces. the war has devastated the capital khartoum and displaced more than 3 million people. there's still no sign that either side is ready to negotiate peace. it's day 5 of the women's world cup down under. three more fascinating fixtures to look forward to today, including italy versus argentina
the israeli president held an emergency meeting with benjamin netanyahu at the hospital where the prime minister is recovering from an overnight operation to fit a pacemaker. it comes as thousands of israelis are continuing protests outside parliament, where a debate is continuing on the government's planned overhaul of the judiciary. security forces attempted to diffuse the demonstration with water cannons. the number of people who've died in a landslide in india's western state of maharashtra has risen to 27. more than 50 are still missing. the landslide was triggered by monsoon rains. rescue teams are looking for survivors under the mounds of earth and rubble. local media say whole families have been killed. its a hundred days since fighting broke out between sudan 5 army and its paramilitary rival, the rapid support forces. the war has devastated the capital khartoum and displaced more than three million people. there 5 still no sign that either side is ready to negotiate peace.
called on the warring parties to commit to a ceasefire and signed a joint statement at a summit hosted by egypt in the capital. more than three million people have been displaced by the conflict between rival military factions, which broke out in april. 700,000 have fled across the borders to neighbouring countries, most of which have been struggling with their own poverty crises. the bbc�*s bilingual correspondent, sally nabil, has more. the summit has ended by issuing a closing statement that called on the warrant partners in sudan to stop fighting and commit themselves to a permanent ceasefire. a statement also expressed deep concern about the humanitarian conditions in sudan, especially in the capital khartoum. they called for opening essay humanitarian corridor so that aid can be delivered to civilians in sudan that are caught up in the crossfire. as far as we know, the humanitarian situation there is quite dire, people suffer severe shortages and everything
peaceful solution? i much hope is left for a peaceful solution? i think there is very _ peaceful solution? i think there is very little - peaceful solution? i think there is very little hope i peaceful solution? i think. there is very little hope for peaceful solution? i think i there is very little hope for a peaceful solution at this point. we are already starting to hear the word genocide used in parts of data for, the fighting is taking on an ethnic dimension and parts of the country, it is notjust now the rapid support forces in the sedan armed forces battling, its proxy militias, air militias, foreign fighters from outside the country who are entering into this fight so it is rapidly becoming a regionalised war we are rapidly seeing huge numbers of refugees leaving the country and i think it is going to be very hard to arrest the surveillance or even reverse it if we were to be that lucky. reverse it if we were to be that lucky-— reverse it if we were to be that lucky. we'd seen some ceasefires _ that lucky. we'd seen some ceasefires and _ that lucky. we'd seen some ceasefires and some - ceasefires and some humanitarian corridors but it didn't last long and what you are seeing now in the country, do you think things are intensifying, getting even worse in terms of the fighting? well, it is certainly getting worse in parts of the country. certainly khartoum is the biggest battle for control of
have once again intensified. the sounds of air and artillery strikes were heard in the capital khartoum and the city of omdurman on sunday as forces loyal to the army and the paramilitary rapid support forces continued to battle for control. the war has smashed the country's already fragile infrastructure, leaving residents short of water and electricity in the summer heat. since april, when violence broke out, thousands of people have been killed, and more than two million displaced. for more, let's bring in cameron hudson, who served as chief of staff to successive us special envoys for sudan. he is now a non—resident senior associate at the center for strategic and international studies in washington. this conflict is already in its third month, we are hearing reports of intensifying, how much hope is left for a
predecessor to genocide growing there are once again? you've mentioned this ethnic violence. yes, i think we are seeing really shocking levels of violence in the data for area, commentators separated from khartoum by 1000 miles of near open desert, so it feels very remote and it is spilling over into places like chad, violence coming in from into places like chad, violence coming infrom libya, into places like chad, violence coming in from libya, through militia groups and the central african republic so this is an area of very little centralised government control, or traditionally part of sedan have been without that government control, so it is unchecked violence, it appears more chaotic than the more organised violence going on in the capital between these two warring sides and that is going to be much harder to control because it is so far from the capital and from television cameras and other eyes. it's really hard to ascertain the