Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Sudan has restored a militia said to be responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of civilians. After a lull of nearly a decade, the Khartoum regime, with suspected help from Iran, has reconstituted Janjaweed, a network of militias assigned to destroy rebel-held communities throughout the western province of Darfour. A […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Sudan has been battling the worst unrest in decades. Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested by the regime of President Omar Bashir in a crackdown on protesters. Sudanese police and security forces have confronted rioters attacked government buildings and gasoline stations in wake of price rises by Khartoum. “The people […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Sudan is said to have acquired Russian-origin fighter-jets that could strike targets in Darfour and along the border with South Sudan. A leading U.S. monitoring group said Sudan has received at least three Su-24 combat aircraft from Russia. The Satellite Sentinel Project said the bombers arrived in Sudan earlier this […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Sudan has ordered advanced military aircraft from Russia despite a UN report in March that said Sudan violated a Security Council resolution and written pledges to Belarus and Russia to not use aircraft purchased from them in Darfour by carrying out “aerial bombardments and intimidating flights.” Officials said Sudan has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Sudan has again threatened to block crude oil exports by neighboring South Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Bashir said he was prepared to shut the oil export pipeline from South Sudan. Bashir said South Sudan, despite a series of agreements, continued to aid rebels in Sudan’s Darfour and South Kordofan. “We […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — China and Russia remain the largest military suppliers to Sudan and have been fueling the war with the newly-established South Sudan, a report said. Amnesty International said the Khartoum regime was using Chinese and Russian weapons for the offensive against South Sudan as well as in the western province of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Sudanese rebels have formed an alliance against the regime of President Omar al-Bashir. Rebel leaders said they agreed on an umbrella movement, called the Sudanese Revolutionary Front, to topple the Bashir regime. They said the rebels would operate in several areas of Sudan, including Darfour as well as South Kordofan […]