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Sudan’s notorious tribal leader Musa Hilal has pledged support for the army in a move that could divide Arabs in Darfur.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has written an open letter to US President Joe Biden, calling on him to swiftly determine whether or not he intends to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act with respect to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its leader, General Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo, both accused of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.

Sudan: One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach

As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the first anniversary of the country’s brutal conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), they should make clear that those responsible for ongoing atrocities and other violations of international humanitarian law will be held to account, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday.

Young men are grabbing weapons to fight with the army, defend their cities, raising fears of deepening ethnic conflict.

The conflict that erupted in April between the Sudanese National Army and the Rapid Support Forces wreaked havoc on Sudan, and has ultimately taken an appalling toll. Thousands were killed and million...

As fighting escalates to cut off RSF supply lines from the CAR, civilians find themselves in the crossfire again

In-depth: In recent weeks fighting between the army and the RSF has intensified in parts of Khartoum, South Darfur and Kordofan, further aggravating a critical humanitarian situation in the absence of any peace process.

At least 40 civilians reported dead following paramilitary offensive on army base and surrounding neighbourhoods

The governor’s call risks ingiting ethnic conflict among the tribes of Darfur, critics have said.