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Sudanese Army soldiers walk near armoured vehicles stationed on a street in southern Khartoum

Gunfire heard in Sudan as rivals prepare for talks

Envoys from Sudan's warring military factions - the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces - were in Jeddah for talks today, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said, as international mediators pressed for an end to the three-week-old conflict.

Sudan • 06 May 23

Smoke rises as clashes continue between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)

'Frightening' number of children killed in Sudan - UN

The UN has warned that large numbers of children were dying in the Sudan conflict, pointing to reports indicating that seven children were being killed or injured every hour.

Sudan • 05 May 23

Smoke billows during fighting in the Sudanese capital Khartoum

Biden paves way for US sanctions on Sudan over fighting

US President Joe Biden has said the fighting in Sudan "must end" and authorised potential new sanctions against those responsible for the bloodshed.

World • 04 May 23

Dr Wail Abdu Mohammed said it would be cost-effective for doctors with Irish visas to be included in any plan for evacuation

Consultant in call over 19 doctors trapped in Sudan

A consultant neurosurgeon at Cork University Hospital has called on the Government to help evacuate 19 Sudanese doctors who ordinarily live and practice in Ireland, and their families, to safety from Sudan.

Africa • 03 May 23

Thoiba Ahmed pictured at her home in Letterkenny

Woman in Donegal 'feels helpless' over family in Sudan

As fighting continued in Khartoum today, Thoiba Ahmed - who lives in Letterkenny - was relieved to be able to make contact with her family in Sudan.

Ulster • 03 May 23

Dr Hawa Ibrahim said some of her family had tried to flee Khartoum and it is 'hard to know' if they are safe or not

'They were shot dead on street trying to find medicine'

A Dublin-based Sudanese doctor has told how two members of her family were shot dead while trying to find medicine in Khartoum.

Sudan • 03 May 23

People rush to buy fresh produce from a shop on an almost empty street in southern Khartoum

UN says aid trucks looted in 'volatile' Sudan

Sudan's warring military factions have agreed to a new and longer seven-day ceasefire from tomorrow, neighbour and mediator South Sudan said, even as more air strikes and shooting in the Khartoum capital region undercut their latest supposed truce.

Africa • 03 May 23

Dr Jimmy Williams, his wife Sara Joseph and his parents arrived in Cairo yesterday

Sligo doctor describes 'miracle' escape from Sudan

A Sligo-based Sudanese doctor has said it is a "miracle" he and his family managed to escape into Eygpt after spending five days on a bus at the border.

Connacht • 03 May 23

Smoke rises as clashes continue between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum

Sudan's warring factions agree to seven-day ceasefire

Sudan's warring military factions have agreed in principle to a seven-day ceasefire to begin from Thursday.

World • 02 May 23

Sara Bahir Mohammed said: 'A ceasefire does not apply to me or to where I am'

Daily terror in Sudan: We're running out of everything

Despite a promised ceasefire in Sudan, violence continues and those left in Khartoum face a daily struggle to survive.

World • 02 May 23

Smoke billows over residential buildings in Khartoum as deadly clashes between rival generals' forces have entered their third week

More than 800,000 may flee Sudan violence, says UN

More than 800,000 people may flee Sudan as a result of fighting between military factions, including many who had already come there as refugees, a UN official has said.

Sudan • 01 May 23

An RAF aircraft in Sudan, taking people for evacuation to Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus

Irish mission aiding Sudan evacuations withdraws

Members of the Irish mission deployed to Cyprus to help co-ordinate the safe passage of Irish citizens and their dependents from Sudan are withdrawing today.

Sudan • 30 Apr 23

Tensions had been simmering for months between Hemedti and Burhan over how the RSF should be integrated into the Sudanese army

Sudan risks long conflict, rivals struggle for control

Sudan's warring factions are locked in a conflict that two weeks of fighting shows neither can easily win, raising the spectre of a drawn-out war betweenan agile paramilitary force and the better-equipped army that could destabilise a fragile region.

World • 30 Apr 23

Clashes between the army and heavily-armed paramilitaries have entered a third week

Battles rage as Sudan's 'truce' extended by 72 hours

Rival Sudanese forces on Sunday announced the extension of a truce they have largely violated, as warplanes roared overhead and fighting continued on the ground in Sudan's capital.

World • 30 Apr 23

Black smoke rising over Khartoum, where fierce fighting continues

UN says Sudan is 'falling apart' as fighting continues

Warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy anti-aircraft fire over Khartoum on Saturday as fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitaries entered a third week, violating a renewed truce.

World • 29 Apr 23

Kathy McLoughlin, her husband and two children were welcomed back to Ballindine Co Mayo by Kathy's parents

Mayo woman who fled Sudan speaks of relief to be home

An Irish woman who fled the fighting in Sudan this week has spoken of her family's relief after arriving home.

Sudan • 28 Apr 23

Smoke rises during clashes in the Sudanese capital Khartoum

Unending 'hell' - Sudan war rages despite truce pledges

Strikes by air, tanks and artillery rocked Sudan's capital Khartoum and the adjacent city of Bahri today, witnesses said, mocking a 72-hour ceasefire extension announced by the army and a rival paramilitary force.

World • 29 Apr 23

Buses parked along a deserted street as people flee the southern part of Khartoum amid ongoing street battles

Air strikes in Sudan as army agrees to extend ceasefire

Sudanese fighter jets hit paramilitaries in Sudan's capital Khartoum while deadly fighting and looting flared in the Darfur region, as the army said it would extend an existing ceasefire even as battles raged.

World • 27 Apr 23

Dr Amin Kheir travelled to Khartoum to visit his family and celebrate the end of Ramadan with them

'I can't leave them behind' - Irish citizen in Sudan

A Sudanese doctor, who lives and works in Ireland, says he "can't leave his family to die" after he became trapped in Khartoum following a visit home for the end of Ramadan.

Ireland • 26 Apr 23

An empty street on Monday during a ceasefire in Sudan

Battles reported around Khartoum during ceasefire

Sudan's army and a paramilitary force battled on the outskirts of the capital today, undermining a truce in an 11-day conflict that civilian groups fear could revive the influence of ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir and his loyalists.

Sudan • 26 Apr 23

People have been trying to flee Sudan via the Egyptian border (Stock image)

War in Sudan: Irish doctor successfully crosses border

Dr Abdellatif, a Gynecologist in Regional Hospital Mullingar, and her daughter have confirmed that they have crossed the border from Sudan into Egypt, while an Irish citizen studying medicine in Sudan said his family has lived through a "real life nightmare" in their bid to flee fighting.

World • 26 Apr 23

A British Royal Air Force military transport that was carrying evacuees from Sudan on the tarmac in Larnaca, Cyprus

Over 100 Irish still in Sudan as evacuations continue

A further 16 Irish citizens and their family members have been evacuated from Sudan since yesterday. This brings the total brought to safety with the assistance of other countries, to 88.

World • 26 Apr 23

At a glance: What is happening in Sudan?

An at-a-glance look at what is happening in Sudan now.

World • 25 Apr 23

I'm in fear for my life, says student trapped in Sudan

Tarteil Omar, a 19-year-old medical student in the Sudanese capital, told RTÉ News that she has been praying that her home would not be one of those hit.

World • 25 Apr 23

Self-Defense Force personnel board an Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane before departing to Djibouti in preparation for the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Sudan

72 Irish citizens and families evacuated from Sudan

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that 72 Irish citizens and their families have been evacuated from Sudan.

World • 25 Apr 23