Tag: Darfur
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Weapons air-supply routes to the RSF restricted: ICC declares that war crimes and collective torture against Darfuris are ongoing
The International Criminal Court has released a statement declaring that Darfuris are experiencing collective torture and ongoing war crimes which have escalated ever since the Rapid Support Forces captured the city of Al-Fashir. The ICC is currently conducting an investigation on the war crimes perpetuated in Darfur by the RSF which was prompted following the…
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Health condition of Muammar Ibrahim worsens: Free Muammar Ibrahim
The latest reports about abducted journalist Muammar Ibrahim state that his health condition is worsening while in custody under the Rapid Support Forces. Muammar Ibrahim was captured and abducted by the RSF when they stormed the city of Al-Fashir on the 26th October. He was one of the last journalists reporting from the besieged city…
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Previous Governor of Darfur claims up to 27,000 civilians killed in Al-Fashir: US and UAE hold talks about Sudan again
In an interview given to the Middle East Eye the previous and current (de jure) Governor of Darfur, Minni Minnawi said that up 27,000 people were killed by the Rapid Support Forces after they captured the city of Al-Fashir around October 26th, and that he also lost some family members. The Sudanese Armed Forces claimed…
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Survivors of Al-Fashir recount horror stories of massacres and rape: UAE military vehicle captured in Babnousa
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher travelled to Tawila in Sudan to meet with survivors of Al-Fashir. Eyewitnesses and survivors have told the UN official of stories of massacres and mass rape when the Rapid Support Forces took over the city. Survivors also recounted stories of torture and…
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UAE regular military cargo flights to Africa take a pause after State Secretary Marco Rubio’s comments
According to military-flight spotters tracking UAE military cargo flights, the UAE paused their regular military cargo flights to Africa, however military cargo flights from Somalia to Libya are continuing. The pause came after comments made by the US State Secretary Marco Rubio demanding the UAE to stop weapons shipments to the Rapid Support Forces. The…
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Funding and weapons support fort the Rapid Support Forces must be cut off: US State Secretary Marco Rubio
Questioned on Darfur, Sudan, Us State Secretary said that the US is currently engaged with the Quartet to come up with a solution. The US State Secretary underlined that in the immediate term, funding and weapons support to the RSF needs to be cut off and that the US is talking to the parties involved…
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The International Criminal Court opens an investigation on the RSF’s massacre in Al-Fashir
In a brief statement released yesterday, the International Criminal Court has announced that it is conducting an investigation in the genocidal massacre in Al-Fashir perpetuated by the Rapid Support Forces. The ICC’s statement also makes an effort to prove that it has made efforts in the past to seek justice for the atrocities and war…
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Muammar Ibrahim is alive and detained by the RSF: civilians can’t leave Al-Fashir
Muammar Ibrahim has appeared in a video released by the Rapid Support Forces, in which an RSF official is seen demeaning the journalist and accusing him of lacking neutrality. International calls are being made for his immediate release. Another 12 journalists in Al-Fashir remain unaccounted for. At least three female journalists have been raped. Most…
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13 journalists missing from Al-Fashir: EU commemorates day against crimes against journalists
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 13 journalists have gone missing from the city of Al-Fashir after it was captured by the genocidal-Rapid Support Forces. There are is still no information about Muammar Ibrahim. The Darfur Journalists Forum has also confirmed that three female journalists were raped by the RSF in Al-Fashir.…
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Genocide returns to Darfur: no survivors from the 6th Infantry Division who fought to the last fighter
UPDATED: Top commanders of the 6th Infantry Division fled the city before it fell to the RSF. Footage, images and reports of massacres in Al-Fashir have continued throughout the night with many individuals being reported killed by the RSF. The RSF conducted a massive purge of citizens trying to leave or exit the capital city…
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Al-Fashir’s Resistance Fighters request humanitarian aid and military intervention against RSF
The resistance fighters of Al-Fashir are requesting urgent humanitarian air-drops and military intervention against the Rapid Support Forces after the RSF have made significant gains in their siege against the city. In a statement titled “Al-Fashir is not a place for wearing down the militia. Open the road to Al-Fashir by force”, issued by the…
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The Rapid Support Forces try to establish an “Emirate” in Darfur with the help of nomadic-Arab settlers from neighbouring countries
The Rapid Support Forces (Janjaweed militias) are trying to establish an “Emirate” in Darfur following serious setbacks in an offensive against them by the Sudanese Army. Activists and the tribal leaders in Darfur are opposing the arbitrary move, but the RSF is bringing new nomadic-Arab settlers into Darfur from neighbouring countries to help them support…