Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Sudan has announced the launch of a counter-insurgency campaign. Officials said President Omar Bashir has ordered a CI campaign to destroy the rebellion in the Darfour province. The officials said the Sudanese Army and security forces were organizing thousands of troops in an effort to drive out the rebels by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs The escalating fuel riots in Khartoum, and increasingly in other cities in Sudan, serve as a stark reminder of the inherent fragility and instability of the country. The riots were sparked by the spiraling prices of all fuel products […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran is said to have supplied unmanned aerial vehicles to Sudan. Opposition sources said the Sudanese military has been operating Iranian-origin UAVs for missions along the border of South Sudan. They said Sudanese Army UAVs were spotted in several areas near and inside South Sudan. “The use of Iranian-made Shihab […]