Tag: Middle East and north Africa

  • Evacuations from Sudan – in pictures

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    Under a frail ceasefire, evacuations have been taking place from Sudan for diplomatic staff and citizens from around the world due to the escalating violence. Ten days of heavy fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries, including airstrikes and artillery barrages, have killed hundreds of people, many of them civilians, and left some neighbourhoods of the capital in ruins

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    ( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )

  • Why violence has broken out in Sudan – video explainer

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    Sudan has been gripped by intense violence after clashes broke out between the country’s military and its main paramilitary force, in fighting that threatens to destabilise the wider region. The power struggle has its roots in the years before a 2019 uprising that ousted the dictatorial ruler Omar al-Bashir, who built up formidable security forces that he deliberately set against one another. Guardian journalist Zeinab Mohammed Salih explains the origins of the conflict, and what’s next for the east African country

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    ( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )

  • Aftermath of Syrian earthquake: in pictures

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    Guardian photographer Alessio Mamo travelled to the earthquake-hit city of Idlib and captured powerful images of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria

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    ( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )