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New fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region, several killed

| October 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

KHARTOUM Oct 20 (Reuters) – Rebels in Sudan’s western Darfur region have launched an attack on government forces, killing several people, state news agency SUNA said. Darfur has been plagued by violence since mainly non-Arab tribes took up arms in 2003, complaining the central government in Khartoum had neglected the remote western territory. While violence [...]

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Sudan military in show of force after rebel barrage

| October 13, 2012 | 0 Comments

(AFP) – 14 hours ago  KHARTOUM — Tanks, artillery and helicopters staged a show of force in the capital of Sudan‘s South Kordofan state on Friday, official media said, after unprecedented and deadly rebel shelling of the town. Soldiers, police, internal security officers and Popular Defence Force militia members joined the parade in Kadugli, the [...]

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Sudan rebels: Khartoum-Juba deal won’t end fight against army

| October 11, 2012 | 0 Comments

Rebels in Sudan‘s oil-producing state of South Kordofan on Thursday vowed to keep up their fight against the army regardless of a Khartoum-Juba deal aimed at cutting South Sudanese support for the insurgency. “We have our cause. We will fight for that, not because of South Sudan. You cannot deny the rights of the people,” [...]

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Rebels vow to fight on in Sudan oil-producing state

| October 11, 2012 | 0 Comments

By Ian Timberlake (AFP) – 3 hours ago  KHARTOUM — Rebels in Sudan‘s oil-producing state of South Kordofan on Thursday vowed to keep up their fight against the army regardless of a Khartoum-Juba deal aimed at cutting South Sudanese support for the insurgency. “We have our cause. We will fight for that, not because of [...]

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Military plane crash in Sudan kills 13

| October 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan‘s state news agency says a military transport aircraft has crashed near the capital Khartoum after a mechanical failure, killing 13 people on board. It says nine people survived. SUNA says the plane went down Sunday about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city. Sudanese military spokesman Col. Sawarmy [...]

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Military plane crash in Sudan kills 13

| October 8, 2012 | 0 Comments

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan‘s state news agency says a military transport aircraft has crashed near the capital Khartoum after a mechanical failure, killing 13 people on board. It says nine people survived. SUNA says the plane went down Sunday about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city. Sudanese military spokesman Col. Sawarmy [...]

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Sudanese military plane crashes near Khartoum

| October 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

Thirteen Sudanese military personnel died and nine others were injured when their transport plane crashed on its way to conflict-plagued Darfur, the army told official media. “Thirteen were killed instantly, and nine were taken to hospital,” Sawarmi Khalid Saad, the Sudanese army spokesman, was quoted as saying by the state SUNA news agency. The plane [...]

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Military plane crash in Sudan kills 13

| October 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

(AP) – 7 hours ago  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan‘s state news agency says a military transport aircraft has crashed near the capital Khartoum after a mechanical failure, killing 13 people on board. It says nine people survived. SUNA says the plane went down Sunday about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin [...]

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Sudan military plane crashes near capital, kills 15

| October 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

KHARTOUM | Sun Oct 7, 2012 12:45pm EDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese military plane carrying personnel and equipment to the strife-torn Darfur region crashed near the capital Khartoum on Sunday killing 15 people on board, the army said. The plane’s engine stopped working and the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing when [...]

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Chairman of Importers’ Chamber Calls for Strengthening of Khartoum-Egyptian …

| September 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

Khartoum — The Chairperson of the Importers’ Chamber at the Federation of Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Samir Ahmed Gasim has called for supporting ways of Sudanese-Egyptian cooperation in all domains. The Chairperson of the Chamber of Exporters explained in a statement to (SUNA) that the Sudanese-Egyptian relations are distinguished, stressing the need to invest this [...]

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