When an anglo Australian youth or adult male commits a crime in Australia no one claims they speak/reflect or represent all other anglo males. When a #Sudanese Australian commits a crime they miraculously represent everyone from their community.
Please support the @sdnsolidarity collective currently raising funds for Emergency Response Rooms and other #Sudanese volunteer led relief efforts. You can donate here: sudansolidarity.com
One of the major rebel groups in #Sudan 's #Darfur region says it will enter the civil war in the country, supporting the #Sudanese armed forces against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces #RSF. The leader of the Justice and Equality Movement, Jibril Ibrahim, told the BBC his group could no longer stay neutral. He said it would support the army to keep Sudan united and protect civilians especially in Darfur. Acc to UN at least 9000 people had been killed and six million displaced.
A #Sudanese doctor who fled Ardamata, West #Darfur, to Chad on Thursday told #Sudan Tribune on Friday that over 2,000 civilians were killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in the area between November 4 and 9.
CNN thinks precision strikes with drones against the #Sudanese#RSF who supported #Russia in its #WarInUkraine are possibly carried out by #Ukrainian special forces, raising the stakes for anyone supporting #russia
"Ukrainian special services were likely behind a series of drone strikes and a ground operation directed against a #Wagner-backed militia near Sudan’s capital, a CNN investigation has found,...."
However, if you listen to the complete video, it is about Wagners expanding influence in Africa and the important role #Sudanese gold plays in financing the decrepit #Russian state finances.
Strategically, the strike makes sense.
If you need to fight a war, preferably not on home turf (only.)
TBH, I think the move, if proven true, was genius - though I sea the geopolitical repercussions with dread.
I had heard about the gold of #Sudan being siphoned off into #Kremlin coffers before from trusted sources some months back. I don't recall the details, but it did not sound like legitimate "trading", rather corruption of #Sudanese officials and the involvement of the military state-sponsored mafia, the #wagnergroup. As #Wagner is also very active in the #WarInUkraine, it is an enemy combatant.
My memory (!) of the details might be wrong, by I saved this as a Wanger op.
#Israel 's government is considering the #deportation of #Eritrean#asylum seekers involved in clashes in Tel Aviv on Saturday. About 160 people were injured as #Israeli police used live fire and tear gas. They said they were trying to break up rival groups for and against the Eritrean government. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin #Netanyahu said Saturday’s chaotic scenes had crossed a red line. (cont.)
Reports from Khartoum say the air strike was followed on Sunday morning by artillery and rocket fire, as the #Sudanese Armed Forces #SAF targeted positions held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces #RSF . Thousands of people have been killed since the civil war began in April. Correspondents say the army controls the skies, while the RSF is dominant in Khartoum. (cont.)
#Sudanese woman tells of ‘horrible’ desert journey after expulsion from #Tunisia. - “ it seems there are around 350 migrants still stranded in Ras Ijder,” @sudan@tunisia@libya
'With dribbles of sweat crowning my face, I sucked my teeth, got on my knees and begged.
In spite of my brief heresy, the #Saudi ambassador told me that I wasn’t eligible for #evacuation. That day, “foreigners” — those who were not of #Sudanese descent — were the priority. The Saudi government reasoned that Sudanese people had families and homes in Sudan, so we could manage to survive.'
'While the R.S.F. reportedly fell under S.A.F. authority in 2017, it kept some autonomy. Since then, the R.S.F. has steadily gained more power, arms and capital through likely affiliations with the #Wagner group, the U.A.E., and #Libya. It was inevitable that they would eventually come head-to-head with the institution that created them. When they did, millions of ordinary #Sudanese people became collateral damage.'