17.7 C
New York
June 28, 2025
Africa Middle East and North Africa news Sudan World news

Thousands flee homes after rebel attack in southern Sudan city

Thousands flee homes after rebel attack in southern Sudan city

Families said to have run away with nothing as three forces fight in South Kordofan state

Thousands of people have fled their homes in the capital of South Kordofan state in Sudan after an attack by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North rebel group, one of three forces now fighting in the area.

The SPLMN has been trying to capture the city from the regular army, known as the Sudanese Armed Forces, since June, when it entered the conflict that broke out in April between the SAF, led by Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

Continue reading…

Related posts

Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms threaten flooding in northern Australia

TheWorldsNews

Trudeau’s team defend Bohemian Rhapsody rendition before Queen’s funeral

TheWorldsNews

Guinea-Bissau’s capital has power cut off after government fails to pay electricity bill

TheWorldsNews

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This