Tag: Sudanese Armed Forces
Caught On Camera: Sudanese Air Force Bombing African Villages
AFRICANGLOBE - Images show Sudanese Armed Forces and military equipment - including hundreds of armoured trucks and Heavy-Lift Transporters - massing at nearby bases between late October and mid-November before the November 17 attack. At El Obeid air base, four Russian Mi-24 helicopters, three Nanchang Q-5 bombers, two Mig-29 fighter-bombers, two Antonov aircraft, one Mi-17 transport helicopter, and one Shaanxi Y-8 transport are seen organising before images show evidence of aerial bombardment around the town.
U.S. Condemns Sudanese Aerial Bombardment of Civilians
AFRICANGLOBE - The United States has condemned the Sudanese government's aerial bombardment of rebel areas in the south and called for the United Nations to take action to address a humanitarian emergency there.
Darfur Rebels Kill Dozens of Sudanese Troops
Adam Saleh Abkar, spokesman of SLM-Minnawi announced that joint rebel troops killed and injured dozens of Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers and pro-government militias...
South Sudan Army Repulsed Northern Attacks on Heglig
South Sudan on Sunday said its army (SPLA) repulsed an attack by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Kuek in Upper Nile state, and...
South Sudan Forces Capture Strategic Oil Field
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Tuesday acknowledged that it has lost control of the oil-rich town of Heglig following what it said was...
Thousands Flee Blue Nile Clashes Into Ethiopia
Around 2500-3000 people have fled to Ethiopia to escape recent clashes in the north Sudanese state of Blue Nile, reports emerged on Sunday.
Amnesty International: Possible War Crimes in Sudan's South Kordofan State
In a rare trip to the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan, researchers from two human rights groups found that an indiscriminate bombing campaign carried out by the Arab government in Sudan since early-June is killing and maiming men, women and children.
UN Urges Inquiry Into Alleged War Crimes in Sudan's South Kordofan
The United Nations today called for a thorough investigation into violations of international law committed in Sudan's Southern Kordofan state in June which it said could, if substantiated, amount to crimes against humanity or war crimes.
