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3 days ago
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Sudan: Several killed in RSF strike on hospital – DW – 05/30/2025
The paramilitary group's drone attack on a hospital in the city of El-Obeid resulted in 6 people killed. According to the UN, the conflict in Sudan has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis. A suspected drone attack in Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary hit a hospital, killing six people and wounding at least 12 in the city of El-Obeid. An army source told the AFP news agency that the RSF attack targeted "residential areas of the city with heavy artillery," also adding the bombardment had also hit a second hospital in the city. Right groups, the Emergency Lawyers, blamed the attack on the RSF. The hospital was out of service as a result of the attack. El-Obeid is a city located some 360 kilometers southwest of capital Khartoum. It was besieged by the RSF for almost two years, before the country's army broke the siege in February. The city has been under RSF bombardment ever since, due to it being key to the army's supply route to the west, where the only city under army control is El-Fasher. Why Sudan's civil war is far from over To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Sudan war driving mass hunger, displacement The paramilitary group and the Sudanese army have been clashing along the road between El-Obeid and El-Fasher in recent weeks. The war between the two sides has killed thousands of people and uprooted 13 million since breaking in April 2023, as well as effectively splitting Sudan into two parts, with the army holding the center, east and north, while the RSF and their allies control nearly all of Darfur and parts of the south. According to the United Nations (UN), the conflict in Sudan has created the world's biggest hunger and displacement crises. It pushed parts of the country into famine. The war has been marked by atrocities including mass rape and ethnically motivated killings that amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, especially in the Darfur region, rights groups said. Edited by: Zac Crellin
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DR Congo and M23 rebels engage in peace talks
A delegation of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) government held fresh talks with M23 rebels in Qatar last week about stopping the fighting in the country's east, a source close to the discussions told news Reuters and AFP news agencies on Saturday. Both sides have not yet commented on the talks. The first round of talks was held in late March, which a source close to discussions described as "positive." The meeting was held in private and talks are set to continue in Doha on April 9. "Further talks are now expected in Doha, again with the Qataris mediating, to sustain the momentum and explore constructive solutions to end the conflict peacefully," the source told AFP news agency. The country's army on Thursday said rebels had withdrawn from the mining hub of Walikale as decided during talks in March. Initially, they had accused the M23 of not following through on their commitment. Walikale is the furthest west the M23 has reached. The eastern Congo conflict's complexity, rooted in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and competition for mineral resources, is further complicating the mediation efforts. The DRC has vast reserves of lithium and cobalt and other minerals, especially in the east. This has led to several rebellions and clashes over control of the region. The ethnic Tutsi-led M23 rebel group was founded in 2012 and remains one of the most powerful rebel groups to operate in the region. Rwanda has been accused of backing M23, which it has denied. The unrest in Congo has also spread around the region, with Uganda and Burundi both having troops in the country. Edited by: Zac Crellin
