U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday spoke on the conflict in Sudan during which he acknowledged that cease-fire talks “have been imperfect” but remained adamant that Washington remains committed to ensuring peace in the Northeast African nation – an address that was later followed by an announcement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan of economic and visa restrictions on Sudan’s warring generals.
Update: The White House on Thursday announced economic and visa sanctions against Sudanese leaders responsible for breaking a cease-fire and provoking "appalling" bloodshed.
KHARTOUM - A senior U.S. official said violations of a cease-fire in Sudan have led Washington to "seriously question" commitments by warring parties to allow access for humanitarian aid as clashes continued on Thursday in the capital Khartoum.
Sudan's army suspended its participation in United States and Saudi Arabia-brokered cease-fire talks Wednesday, accusing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) — its paramilitary foes — of failing to honor their commitments. Nabeel Biajo has more from Washington.
UPDATED WITH WEDNESDAY FIGHTING: KHARTOUM - Sudanese army forces blasted paramilitary bases with artillery in Khartoum on Wednesday after pulling out of U.S. - Saudi-brokered cease-fire talks, accusing their paramilitary foes of failing to honor their commitments.
DUBAI - Clashes subsided in Sudan's capital on Tuesday though fighting could be heard in some areas, residents said, after military factions battling for more than six weeks agreed to extend a cease-fire aimed at allowing aid to reach civilians.
OMDURMAN, SUDAN - In a Sudan school turned makeshift hospital, a volunteer doctor hooks up a patient lying on a desk to an intravenous drip while nurses hand out medicines donated by neighbors.
DUBAI — Sudan's warring military factions agreed on Monday to a five-day extension of a cease-fire agreement, after renewed heavy clashes and air strikes in parts of the capital threw fresh doubts on the effectiveness of the truce.
PARIS - After war erupted in Khartoum, Dr Abeer Abdullah at Sudan’s largest orphanage tried to care for hundreds of babies and toddlers as the fighting kept most of the staff away. Children’s cries rang through the building as heavy gunfire rocked the surroundings, she said.
ROME - The Sahel and Sudan - along with Haiti and several other nations - now rank among the U.N.'s highest alert areas for food insecurity, requiring "urgent" action from the international community, food agencies warned Monday.
KHARTOUM - Before Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan got locked into a brutal war with his former deputy, he was propelled to power by powerful Islamists - a tide now turning against him, according to analysts.
KHARTOUM - Sudan's capital heard more gunshots and artillery fire on Monday, the final day of a week-long cease-fire, as the agreement's brokers work to try to extend it beyond tonight.
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