Sudan civil war

The New Arab's coverage of the continuing civil war in Sudan, which has sparked one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

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Drone strike kills five in Sudanese capital Khartoum

A drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has killed five people in Omdurman near Khartoum

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 May, 2026
Sudanese civil war continues
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UN: Libya fuelled Sudan war with Colombian mercenaries

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 April, 2026
Pakistan places $1.5 billion Sudan weapons sale on hold after Saudi objection, sources say
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Pakistan halts $1.5bn Sudan arms deal after Saudi objection

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 April, 2026
Sudanese soldiers march after completing a training courses, with the aim of supporting the Sudanese regular army in the Ombada locality west of Omdurman
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RSF commander defects to Sudan’s military as war enters 4th year

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 April, 2026
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US imposes sanctions aimed at Colombian fighters in Sudan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 April, 2026
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Sudan: 3 babies born into war every minute amid dire conditions

The New Arab Staff
14 April, 2026
UN says nearly 700 civilians killed in drone strikes in Sudan since January as civil war creates world’s largest humanitarian crisis
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Nearly 700 reported killed in Sudan drone strikes this year

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 April, 2026
Daily struggle of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan continues
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War pushes seven in 10 Sudanese into poverty: UN official says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 April, 2026
Sudan's children caught in the world's worst humanitarian crisis
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Sudan three years on: A generation shaped by war & displacement

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Tamara Davison

14 April, 2026
United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Denise Brown disembarks from a World Food Programme (WFP) aircraft upon her arrival at the airport in Khartoum
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UN says world ignoring repeated atrocities in Sudan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 April, 2026
Sudanese refugees from Zamzam camp outside of El Fasher, in Darfur, receive food at an Emergency Response Room Communal Kitchen while being relocated to the Iridimi transit camp near the Sudan-Chad border
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Amnesty calls for funds for Sudan as war nears 3rd anniversary

The New Arab Staff
11 April, 2026
People walk past on the grounds of a damaged hospital in Khartoum
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MSF condemns 'appalling' attack on Sudan hospital

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 April, 2026
Drone strikes in Sudan kill at least 28 civilians in Darfur and Kordofan amid ongoing army and RSF conflict worsening displacement crisis
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At least 28 civilians killed in Sudan drone strikes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 March, 2026
Sudan accuses Ethiopia of backing RSF offensive in Kurmuk as fighting escalates, worsening displacement and deepening the humanitarian crisis
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Sudan army-aligned governor accuses Ethiopia of backing RSF

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 March, 2026
Sudanese volunteers prepare tents
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Sudan's RSF says captured strategic town on Ethiopia border

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 March, 2026
Many believe the UAE are funding the RSF's war crimes in Sudan
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UAE accused of covert arms routes to Sudan's RSF

The New Arab Staff
23 March, 2026
Al Afad camp hosts displaced people from the Darfur and Kurdufan regions, primarily from Fashir, the capital of North Darfur state in al-Dabbah, Sudan on January 13, 2026
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64 killed in attack on Sudan hospital: WHO

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 March, 2026
Food products are sold near the border with Sudan, in Tine, in the Wadi Fira province, Chad
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Chad government says drone attack from Sudan kills 17

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 March, 2026
Newly arrived Sudanese refugee children wait for registration papers at the Oure Cassoni refugee camp after arriving from Sudan, on February 24, 2026 in Oure Cassoni, Chad.
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At least 17 dead in fighting on Sudan's border with Chad

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 March, 2026
Smoke rises from the site of airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on March 6, 2026.
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Iran war chokes aid corridors, obstructing global relief efforts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 March, 2026
Newly arrived Sudanese refugee children wait for registration papers at the Oure Cassoni refugee camp after arriving from Sudan, on February 24, 2026 in Oure Cassoni, Chad.
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Fighting in Sudan's Kordofan kills 51, army recaptures city

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 March, 2026