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May 1, 2024 at 4:30 PM

'Large-scale massacre' looms in Sudan city surrounded by paramilitary, US warns

Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that El Fasher is "on the precipice of a large-scale massacre," calling on the RSF to end its siege of the city.
May 1, 2024 at 4:30 PM
A handout photograph, shot in January 2024, shows a woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan.
April 27, 2024 at 12:25 AM

UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack

The United Nations says Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city’s 800,000 inhabitants
April 27, 2024 at 12:25 AM
FILE - Sudanese Children suffering from malnutrition are treated at an MSF clinic in Metche Camp, Chad, near the Sudanese border, April 6, 2024. Many people here fled the fighting in Sudan's vast western region of Darfur, where attacks by the Arab-dominated Rapid Support Forces on ethnic African civilians have revived memories of genocide. Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, the United Nations said Friday, April 26, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city's 800,000 inhabitants. (AP Photo/Patricia Simon, File)
April 16, 2024 at 2:45 PM

Satellite images show devastation in Sudan 1 year since conflict began

Monday marks one year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group began.
April 16, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Khartoum skyline is seen on Mar 29, 2023.
April 16, 2024 at 1:55 AM

Sudanese War: 1 Year Later

ABC News' Marcus Moore reports on the year-long war in Sudan that's forcing millions to flee and inflaming the humanitarian situation in the region.
April 16, 2024 at 1:55 AM
VIDEO: Sudanese War: 1 Year Later
2 months ago

US special envoy for Sudan begins regional tour amid push for cease-fire

U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello is meeting key partners in a push for an end to the conflict in Sudan.
2 months ago
A general view of an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on Nov. 30, 2023 in Bentiu, South Sudan.
2 months ago

11 lions rescued from conflict-hit Sudan arrive in South Africa

The lions -- rescued among a total of 48 animals from Sudan’s capital, Khartoun, the heart of the conflict -- have been transferred to the LionsRock Big Cat Sanctuary.
2 months ago
The arrival and release of Sudan Lions to LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary.
2 months ago

Sudan facing tragic hunger crisis

Nic Pyatt, interim head mission for Sudan for nonviolent peace force, discusses the over 7 million people facing extreme hunger.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Sudan facing tragic hunger crisis
2 months ago

Sudan facing tragic hunger crisis

Nic Pyatt, interim head mission for Sudan for nonviolent peace force, discusses the over 7 million people facing extreme hunger.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Sudan facing tragic hunger crisis
4 months ago

Fighting reaches Sudan’s Wad Madani, once considered a safe haven for displaced

Local authorities have announced a State of emergency, effective until further notice
4 months ago
People displaced by the conflict in Sudan walk with their belonging along a road in Wad Madani, the capital of al-Jazirah state, on Dec. 16, 2023.
6 months ago

Sudan now one of the 'worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history'

UN Humanitarian and Emergency Relief Chief Martin Griffiths says half-a-year of war has plunged Sudan into “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history."
6 months ago
Fighters ride in a vehicle moving in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan's Darfur State during a stopover in the eastern city of Gedaref while on the way to Port Sudan, on Aug. 30, 2023.
8 months ago

UN envoy warns Sudan conflict risks turning into 'full-scale war'

United Nations special envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, has warned the conflict risks "morphing into a full-blown civil war" as fighting intensifies.
8 months ago
In this Jan. 10, 2022 file photo U.N. Special Representative in Sudan Volker Perthes speaks during a news conference in Khartoum, Sudan.
9 months ago

'Disease catastrophe' looms in Sudan as health conditions deteriorate, medics warn

Health officials observe "thousands of corpses" on the streets of Khartoum as Sudan’s healthcare system hands "by a thread."
9 months ago
A boy walks through a flooded area in al-Sagai north of Omdurman on August 6, 2023. Torrential rains have destroyed more than 450 homes in Sudan's north, state media reported on August 7, validating concerns voiced by aid groups that the wet season would compound the war-torn country's woes.
1 year ago

3-day ceasefire starts between Sudan's warring factions

The ceasefire that was brokered by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, started today. Tomorrow the U.N. will hold a conference to raise money to cover Sudan's humanitarian needs.
1 year ago
VIDEO: 3-day ceasefire starts between Sudan's warring factions
1 year ago

Global number of displaced children reaches new high amid Ukraine war

The global number of children forcibly displaced from their homes reached a record 43.3 million by the end of 2022, fueled by conflicts such as the war in Ukraine.
1 year ago
Spivak Nastya, a 13-year-old Ukrainian refugee from the war-torn Donetsk region, reacts as she talks with journalists next to a tank at an open air exhibition of destroyed Russian armored equipment in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 9, 2023.
1 year ago

Sudan's army pulls out of talks with rival force

Negotiations between Sudan's warring parties fell apart Wednesday as both sides accused each other of cease-fire violations.
1 year ago
A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment during clashes between forces loyal to two rival generals in Khartoum North, Sudan, on May 1, 2023.
1 year ago

What is happening in Sudan?

Sudan is on the brink of collapse as forces loyal to two rival generals are battling for control of the resource-rich North African nation.
1 year ago
Smoke billows during fighting in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, May 3, 2023.
1 year ago

Sudanese American family reunited after fleeing conflict

Sudanese-American family details their experience fleeing from the military conflict in Sudan and reuniting with family members back in the U.S.
1 year ago
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1 year ago

Family reunites in California after escaping violence in Sudan conflict

Two weeks after speaking with ABC News Live from Cairo, 6-year-old Abdullah Ahmed and his mother have escaped Sudan and reunited with his dad in San Francisco.
1 year ago
Family reunites in California after escaping violence in Sudan conflict
1 year ago

Sudan's rival forces hold peace talks amid shaky cease-fires

Sounds of fighting and artillery shooting could be heard in several parts of Sudan on Monday as talks between warring sides were underway in Saudi Arabia.
1 year ago
Smoke billows over Khartoum, Sudan, May 7, 2023, amid ongoing fighting between the forces of two rival generals.
1 year ago

Warring Sudanese sides meet in Egypt

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are leading the effort to bring peace to war-torn Sudan.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Warring Sudanese sides meet in Egypt
1 year ago

Family rescued from Sudan details journey

Lamees Babikar Mohamed and her son, Abdullah, share the details of their escape from Sudan and credit Bryan Stern for helping to save their lives.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Family rescued from Sudan details journey
1 year ago

Evacuees fleeing Sudan reflect on 'terrifying' trek as they pass through Cairo

Eighty-six people, most of whom are American citizens, were airlifted on Monday from Port Sudan to Egypt aboard a plane in the first private air evacuation of Americans.
1 year ago
British Nationals prepare to be evacuated onto a RAF aircraft at Wadi Seidna Air Base, in Sudan, April 27, 2023.
1 year ago

US ramps up evacuation efforts as Sudan crisis escalates

ABC News contributor Mick Mulroy, a former Defense Department official, breaks down U.S. evacuation efforts in Sudan as clashes between rival military forces intensify.
1 year ago
VIDEO: US ramps up evacuation efforts as Sudan crisis escalates
1 year ago

2nd convoy of American civilians evacuates from Sudan

The State Department confirmed that nearly 1,000 U.S. citizens have already been evacuated in the three weeks since fierce fighting began between two war generals.
1 year ago
VIDEO: 2nd convoy of American civilians evacuates from Sudan
1 year ago

US continues mass evacuation effort from Sudan with 2nd convoy

The State Department confirmed a U.S.-led evacuation from Sudan on Saturday.
1 year ago
This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 28, 2023, shows an aerial view of black smoke rising over Khartoum.
1 year ago

Race to evacuate Americans from Sudan

Despite the fragile truce between the warring military factions, the ongoing violence is making it difficult for people to evacuate the country.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Race to evacuate Americans from Sudan
1 year ago

US evacuates Americans from Sudan under escort of armed drones

Hundreds of Americans are reportedly safe after fleeing in a convoy escorted by armed drones.
1 year ago
VIDEO: US evacuates Americans from Sudan under escort of armed drones
1 year ago

US scrambles to evacuate Americans in Sudan

A convoy of buses carrying about 300 Americans left Khartoum.
1 year ago
VIDEO: US scrambles to evacuate Americans in Sudan
1 year ago

US warns Americans to leave Sudan immediately

U.S. officials urged Americans who are in the Sudan to leave in next 24 to 48 hours due to the escalating violence.
1 year ago
VIDEO: US warns Americans to leave Sudan immediately
1 year ago

Americans race to escape Sudan as questions swirl around US response

Thousands of citizens from Europe and elsewhere have been flown out of Sudan, but many Americans have been frustrated by the lack of help from the U.S. government.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Americans race to escape Sudan as questions swirl around US response
1 year ago

World Health Organization warns of a high-risk biological hazard in Sudan

Fighters in the ongoing crisis there seized a laboratory holding samples of deadly pathogens such as measles, polio and cholera.
1 year ago
VIDEO: World Health Organization warns of a high-risk biological hazard in Sudan
1 year ago

2nd American killed in Sudan

An American doctor was killed in Sudan as the violence from the civil war escalates.
1 year ago
VIDEO:  2nd American killed in Sudan
1 year ago

As Sudan cease-fire announced, some Americans still struggling to escape

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a cease-fire Monday afternoon.
1 year ago
A grab taken from an AFPTV video shows a convoy leaving Khartoum towards Port Sudan, April 23, 2023, as people flee the battle-torn Sudanese capital.
1 year ago

WHO warns of biological hazard after fighters seize control of a lab in Sudan

A World Health Organization spokesperson said technicians found deadly pathogens like cholera and polio in the National Public Laboratory in the middle of the crisis in Sudan.
1 year ago
VIDEO: WHO warns of biological hazard after fighters seize control of a lab in Sudan
1 year ago

More countries evacuate citizens from Sudan

Countries like France and the U.K. are now rushing to evacuate citizens during a 72-hour cease-fire brokered by the U.S.
1 year ago
VIDEO: More countries evacuate citizens from Sudan
1 year ago

An Iowa woman waits for her husband's return from Sudan as conflict continues

Mohamed Ahmed was scheduled to head back home to his family in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from Sudan on April 19 when the conflict there erupted.
1 year ago
Family photo showing Mohamed Ahmed alongside his wife Jacy Bunnell Ahmed and their daughter.
1 year ago

Couple's elderly parents who were caught in Sudanese conflict crossfire now in Egypt

An American couple whose family members were trapped in Sudan and had to endure major obstacles to leave the country are now in Egypt.
1 year ago
The children of Ahmed and Nafisa said the couple has been working to get back to the U.S. as the fighting in Sudan intensifies.
1 year ago

1 American, 5 UN staffers among hundreds killed in Sudan: Officials

Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two rival generals has triggered a mass exodus of foreigners, while locals struggle to escape.
1 year ago
People evacuated from war-torn Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman, Jordan, on April 24, 2023.
1 year ago

More Americans flee Sudan's capital

New images show relieved U.S. embassy staff after their rescue during a daring nighttime evacuation over the weekend.
1 year ago
VIDEO: More Americans flee Sudan's capital
1 year ago

US travel blogger hitch-hikes through war-torn Sudan

Lakshmi Parthasarathy joins ABC News Live to give an update on her travels through Sudan after hitchhiking more than 120 miles from Khartoum to Wad Madani amid ceasefire.
1 year ago
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1 year ago

New images released from evacuation of US Embassy in Sudan

The evacuation came with a 72-hour cease-fire in effect in Sudan as the Pentagon explores possibly sending in more troops to evacuate Americans.
1 year ago
VIDEO: New images released from evacuation of US Embassy in Sudan
1 year ago

1st photos of Sudan evacuation released by US military

U.S. military officials released two handout photos of the evacuation of the U.S. embassy from Sudan.
1 year ago
U.S. government personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Sudan evacuate to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on April 23, 2023.
1 year ago

New images of Americans rescued in special ops mission in Sudan

A U.S. official tells ABC News the Pentagon is looking at multiple options to facilitate the evacuation of other Americans and foreigners from the war-torn country via Port Sudan.
1 year ago
VIDEO: New images of Americans rescued in special ops mission in Sudan
1 year ago

Inside daring mission to evacuate US Embassy in Sudan

The United States has begun facilitating the departure of private U.S. citizens who want to leave Sudan, according to the White House.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Inside daring mission to evacuate US Embassy in Sudan
1 year ago

Former State Department official discusses evacuation in Sudan as death toll rises

ABC News contributor Steve Ganyard breaks down the latest in Sudan after U.S. evacuations and discusses what's at stake as the conflict grows.
1 year ago
1 year ago

Secretary Blinken hopes diplomat evacuation from Sudan is temporary

The State Department is hoping to broker a permanent cease-fire.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Sec. Blinken hopes diplomat evacuation from Sudan is temporary
1 year ago

US diplomats successfully evacuated from embassy in Sudan

About 16,000 Americans are still in the country amid escalating conflict.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Successful evacuations of US diplomats in Sudan
1 year ago

US military team evacuates nearly 100 people from embassy in Sudan

As violence escalates between the Sudanese armed forces and paramilitary forces, at least 19 other countries are evacuating diplomats while about 16,000 Americans remain in the country.
1 year ago
VIDEO: US military team evacuates nearly 100 people from embassy in Sudan
1 year ago

National Security Council urges Americans stuck in Sudan to stay in place

The warning comes after a U.S. military team evacuated nearly 100 personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Sudan due to increased violence.
1 year ago
VIDEO: National Security Council urges Americans stuck in Sudan to stay in place
1 year ago

US military releases new details about evacuation of personnel from embassy in Sudan

The evacuation came as about 16,000 Americans are still trapped in Sudan as a civil war rages on.
1 year ago
VIDEO: US military releases new details about evacuation of personnel from embassy in Sudan