Sudan Violence
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Sudan: Over 100 killed in attacks on famine-hit camps in Darfur, says UN
World | Apr 13, 2025, 12:52 PM ISTAt least 100 people, including 20 children and 9 aid workers, were killed in a two-day attack by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on famine-hit displacement camps in North Darfur, according to the UN. The attacks targeted Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps and the city of El-Fasher.
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Sudan's military clash killed over 9,000 people, UN calls it worst humanitarian nightmare in history
World | Oct 16, 2023, 06:48 AM ISTThe conflict between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group has claimed the lives of more than 9,000 people in the country since the tension escalated in mid-April this year. According to the UN, it is one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history.
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Sudan: 87 buried in 1-metre-deep mass grave in open area in Darfur as RSF deny victims decent burial
World | Jul 13, 2023, 07:06 PM ISTSudan mass grave: UN said a large number of people including women and children were killed in an Sudan ethnic clash and added they have been buried in a mass grave outside the region’s capital El-Geneina.
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PM Modi dials Saudi Crown Prince, thanks him for support during evacuation of Indians from Sudan
India | Jun 08, 2023, 11:14 PM ISTDuring the telephone conversation, the leaders reviewed a number of issues of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on various multilateral and global issues of mutual interest.
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Operation Kaveri closed! 3,862 Indian nationals rescued from conflict-torn Sudan
India | May 05, 2023, 07:04 PM ISTA total of 3,862 people were rescued from strife-torn Sudan under Operation Kaveri.
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Operation Kaveri: IAF handles ‘unplanned emergency’ on flight from Sudan
India | May 05, 2023, 06:33 PM ISTThe crew encountered an emergency when a passenger became unconscious during the flight.
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Operation Kaveri: 117 Sudan evacuees not vaccinated against yellow fever, quarantined
India | Apr 29, 2023, 10:40 PM ISTA total of 1,191 passengers have arrived so far in India from Sudan.
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Operation Kaveri: IndiGo to operate chartered flights to evacuate Indians from Sudan
India | Apr 28, 2023, 10:59 PM ISTThe airline will be operating two flights to bring more than 450 Indian citizens back to their homeland over the weekend.
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Sudan generals accept 72-hour extension of truce to pass citizens, foreigners to safer areas
World | Apr 28, 2023, 07:21 AM ISTThe cease-fire has brought a significant easing of fighting in Khartoum and its neighbouring city Omdurman for the first time since the military and a rival paramilitary force began clashing on April 15.
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Operation Kaveri: Air Force plane carrying 246 Indians evacuated from war-torn Sudan lands in Mumbai
India | Apr 27, 2023, 05:42 PM ISTOperation Kaveri: As part of 'Operation Kaveri,' India has been taking its citizens in buses from conflict zones of Khartoum and other troubled areas to Port Sudan from where they are being taken to the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah in IAF's heavy-lift transport aircraft and Indian Navy's ships.
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Operation Kaveri: 1,100 Indians rescued so far from violence-hit Sudan by INS Sumedha, says MEA
India | Apr 27, 2023, 02:20 PM ISTAt a high-level meeting on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had issued directions for preparation of contingency plans to evacuate Indians from Sudan.
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First flight with 360 Indian evacuees from violence hit-Sudan lands in Delhi under Op Kaveri
India | Apr 27, 2023, 06:09 AM IST'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', Indian Army Zindabad, PM Narendra Modi Zindabad' slogans were chanted by Indian nationals as they arrive in Delhi from conflict-torn Sudan.
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'Operation Kaveri in full swing': Third batch of 135 stranded Indians leaves conflict-hit Sudan
India | Apr 26, 2023, 07:14 AM ISTSudan has been witnessing deadly fighting between the country's army and a paramilitary group for the last 12 days that has reportedly left around 400 people dead.
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Sudan crisis: France evacuates Indian nationals from clash-torn nation
India | Apr 24, 2023, 02:19 PM ISTSudan has been witnessing deadly fighting between the country's army and a paramilitary group for the last 11 days that has reportedly left around 400 people dead.
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US military evacuates its embassy personnel from clash-torn Sudan; Biden says 'I am grateful'
World | Apr 23, 2023, 09:13 AM ISTThe staffers were airlifted to an undisclosed location in Ethiopia, according to two US officials familiar with the mission.
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Sudan’s top General Burhan vows civilian rule as death toll mounts 400 in Ramadan month
World | Apr 22, 2023, 07:57 AM ISTBut for many Sudanese, Burhan’s claims rang hollow 18 months after he joined forces with his current rival to seize power in a coup that cast aside Sudan’s pro-democracy forces.
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Sudan crisis: EAM S Jaishankar discusses violence situation with UN chief Antonio Guterres | DETAILS
World | Apr 21, 2023, 02:51 PM ISTSudan crisis: More than 300 people, including an Indian national, have been killed since intense fighting erupted in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum and elsewhere in the country on Saturday. The conflict is a direct result of a vicious power struggle within the country’s military leadership.
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Sudan violence: Why African nation's conflict matters to the rest of the world
World | Apr 21, 2023, 06:59 AM ISTBoth warring generals have tens of thousands of fighters, foreign backers, mineral riches and other resources that could insulate them from sanctions.
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Sudan crisis: We are in touch with stranded Indians, says Davanagere DM; what we know so far
India | Apr 20, 2023, 07:57 AM ISTOut of about 4,000 Indians in Sudan, the settled Indian community in Sudan is now about 1,200, which is there for about 150 years. MEA said it is in touch with Indians who stuck in the violence-hit country.
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Amid Sudan clash, govt sets up dedicated control room in Delhi to oversee safety of stranded Indians
India | Apr 19, 2023, 11:43 AM ISTThe major development came hours after politicians in India engaged in a war of words, where senior Congress leader and former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah sought help from the Centre for the safety of the people of Karnataka who have been stuck in Sudan.