by Ahmed Younes and Mustafa Sirri | Mar 6, 2017 | World
Khartoum, London – Sudan People’s Liberation Movement announced it has freed 132 prisoners of war it had captured while fighting with government forces in Blue Nile and South Kordofan in 2011. Sudanese army said that only 125 persons have been freed, but it...
by Mustafa Sirri | Jun 21, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sudan’s armed opposition have called on the international community to establish a no-fly zone over South Kordofan, Blue Nile and Darfur to protect civilians. This comes after the Sudanese air force allegedly bombed a Doctors Without Borders...
by Mustafa Sirri | Nov 30, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Sudanese government and insurgents exchanged accusations that the other side has been targeting civilians in South Kordofan following unrest in the region this week. At least 24 were killed and 30 injured after the Sudanese military shelled...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 2, 2013 | World
Khartoum, Reuters—Sudan’s President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir on Monday ordered the release of all political prisoners, a move cautiously welcomed by the opposition in the tightly-controlled African country. The announcement comes after Sudan and South Sudan agreed...
by Mustafa Sirri | Mar 31, 2013 | World
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Northern Sector of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-N) has rejected an offer of negotiations by the Sudanese First Vice President, Ali Othman Taha. The group has instead opted to hold negotiations with the Sudanese...
