SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune – Mass displacement and looting in Sinjah After RSF attack

29/6/2024: Sudan Tribune – Mass displacement and looting in Sinjah After RSF attack

Sudan Tribune report that Sinjah, the capital of Sennar state, and surrounding areas are experiencing a mass exodus of civilians following the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) attack on the city. 

Local sources reported that RSF members ransacked shops, homes, and the market in Sinjah. Eyewitnesses recounted RSF fighters storming homes and demanding valuables such as cars, mobile phones, money, and jewellery.

Thousands of residents from Sinjah and nearby villages have been displaced, fleeing southwest towards the Blue Nile state or east across the Nile to Gedaref state.

Sennar state, already home to displaced people from other conflict-stricken regions, is now grappling with a fresh wave of internally displaced people from the Jabal Moya area, which fell under RSF control.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune – Sudanese army denies RSF control of Sinjah, fighting continues amidst displacement

29/6/2024: Sudan Tribune – Sudanese army denies RSF control of Sinjah, fighting continues amidst displacement

Sudan Tribune report that the Sudanese army denied reports of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) controlling Sinjah, the capital of Sennar state, stating that its forces are actively engaged in combat against the assailing paramilitary group.

The RSF had announced on Saturday evening that they had seized the 17th Infantry Division headquarters in Sennar state following a surprise attack on the southeastern city.

Before the attack, the RSF had gathered in the Moya mountain area west of Sennar before advancing northwards towards Sinjah, approximately 60 kilometres south of Sennar city.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Protest against insecurity in Central Darfur's Nierteti

29/6/2020: Radio Dabanga - Protest against insecurity in Central Darfur's Nierteti

 Radio Dabanga report that thousands demonstrated in Nierteti in Central Darfur protest against the rampant insecurity in the town and its surrounding villages.

 At the end of the demonstration, the residents of Nierteti and nearby camps for the displaced gathered in a sit-in in front of the Nierteti locality offices.

 The demonstrators demand that the police put an end to attacks by militiamen, and always records complaints filed by victims of crimes.

 They also called for the replacement of the Nierteti locality director and police chief, saying they failed to restore security.

 Demonstrators told Radio Dabanga that they will only end their protest when their demands are met.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Sudan security forces raid opposition group office ahead of protest

29/6/19: Reuters - Sudan security forces raid opposition group office ahead of protest

 Reuters reports that Sudanese security forces raided the head office of the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) a day before huge protests that are planned to demand a transition to civilian rule.

 

SPA spokesman Ahmed Al Rabie said the move “represents a violation of liberties that is even worse than the regime of the former president (Bashir),” adding that “this is a bad sign for the atmosphere of mediation between the two parties.”

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources - Sudan's military council studies African Union, Ethiopia's proposal

29/6/19: Multiple sources - Sudan's military council studies African Union, Ethiopia's proposal

Sudan's ruling generals said Friday that a new, joint proposal drafted by Ethiopia and the African Union could be a base to resume negotiations with protesters on forming a transitional administration.

The African Union and Ethiopia have come up with a blueprint for a transitional rule in Sudan after the ruling generals last week called on the two to unify their efforts to draft a proposal for Sudan's shift to a civilian rule.

The new proposal drafted by the two calls for a civilian-majority ruling council as demanded by protesters, but it fails to mention the make-up of a new transitional parliament.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Sudan’s military warns protesters that they will be responsible for any violence

29/6/19: Multiple sources – Sudan’s military warns protesters that they will be responsible for any violence

Sudan’s ruling military council said on Saturday that a coalition of protest and opposition groups – the Declaration of Freedom and Change - would bear the responsibility for any loss of life or damage resulting from a protest march planned for Sunday 30th June.

The DFC coalition has called for a million people to take to the streets of the capital, Khartoum, to press its demands for the military council to cede power to civilians.

“We warn of the seriousness of the crisis our country is going through,” the council said in a statement carried by state news agency SUNA.

“We also hold the Forces for Freedom and Change fully responsible for any spirit that is lost in this march, or any damage or harm to citizens or state institutions,” it added.