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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.

War erupted in Sudan one year ago between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

NEW YORKThe UN Security Council voiced apprehension Saturday about heightened violence in Fashir, a city in Sudan's North Darfur state.The Security Coun

Sudan has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting on what it calls UAE "aggression" for allegedly supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) battling the army, a diplomatic source said Saturday according to AFP. The fighting broke out in April last year between the regular army, headed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF led by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. For months the regular army has accused the United Arab Emirates of supporting the RSF, a charge the UAE denies.

Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz report that the fragile truce in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir has collapsed, raising fears of a renewed outbreak of ethnic violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis. Al-Fashir, a major population centre in Northern Darfur, had been a rare haven of relative stability throughout the year-long conflict between Sudan’s military (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). However, the recent escalation began after the RSF captured the town of Melit this