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Jordanians evacuated form Sudan arrive to a military airport in Amman, Jordan, Monday, April 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

Foreigners airlifted out; Sudanese seek refuge from fighting

By Jack Jeffery and Noha Elhennawy - Associated Press

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. The fighting in the capital between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces resumed after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Governments race to rescue diplomats, citizens from Sudan

Associated Press

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. The fighting in the capital between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces resumed after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

U.S. suspends diplomatic operations, evacuates embassy in Sudan amid fighting

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by Maheen S , smoke fills the sky in Khartoum, Sudan, near Doha International Hospital on Friday, April 21, 2023. The Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, typically filled with prayer, celebration and feasting — was a somber one in Sudan, as gunshots rang out across the capital of Khartoum and heavy smoke billowed over the skyline. (Maheen S via AP)

U.S. evacuating diplomats in Sudan amid fierce fighting

By Matthew Lee and tara Copp and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

Residential buildings damaged in fighting are seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, April 20, 2023. The latest attempt at a cease-fire between the rival Sudanese forces faltered as gunfire rattled the capital of Khartoum. Through the night and into Thursday morning, gunfire could be heard almost constantly across Khartoum. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Sudan’s top general says military committed to civilian rule

Associated Press

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows fires burning at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Explosions and heavy gunfire rattled the Sudanese capital in a fifth day of fighting Wednesday after an internationally brokered truce quickly fell apart. The cease-fire failure suggested the two rival generals fighting for control of the country were determined to crush each other in a potentially prolonged conflict. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Fighting in Khartoum threatens to unravel Sudan cease-fire

By Jack Jeffery and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a fire near several hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Fighting between forces loyal to dueling generals raged in Sudan for a fifth day Wednesday, April 19, hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come into effect. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

No respite in Sudan as truce falls apart, rivals battle

By Jack Jeffery and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows damaged aircraft, including one on fire, at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 17, 2023. Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press show the extent of the destruction from days of fighting in Sudan between rival military forces, including some 20 aircraft either damaged or destroyed at Khartoum's airport. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

U.S. diplomatic convoy attacked in Sudan amid new truce appeal

By Jack Jeffery and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

This satellite photo by Planet Labs PBC shows fires burning near a hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday April 16, 2023. The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group are battling for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Sudan battles intensify on 3rd day; civilian deaths reach 97

By Jack Jeffery and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Smoke is seen rising in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. Fierce clashes between Sudan's military and the country's powerful paramilitary erupted in the capital and elsewhere in the African nation after weeks of escalating tensions between the two forces. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Dozens killed as army, rivals battle for control of Sudan

By Jack Jeffery and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Smoke is seen rising from a neighborhood in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. Fierce clashes between Sudan’s military and the country’s powerful paramilitary erupted in the capital and elsewhere in the African nation after weeks of escalating tensions between the two forces. The fighting raised fears of a wider conflict in the chaos-stricken nation. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Sudan’s army and rival force clash, wider conflict feared

By Jack Jeffery and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

In this frame grab from a video posted by Sudan's state news agency, SUNA on Thursday, April 13, 2023, spokesman for the Sudanese Armed Forces Brig. Nabil Abdullah reads a statement warning of conflict after the recent deployment of Sudan's powerful paramilitary in the capital and other cities. Tensions between the military and the paramilitary, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have escalated in recent months, forcing a delay of the signing of an internationally-backed deal with political parties to restore the country's democratic transition. In the statement, the military said the buildup of the RSF in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country has come without "the approval of, or coordination with" the armed forces' leadership. (SUNA via AP)

Sudan’s military warns of conflict after rival force deploys

By Jack Jeffery - Associated Press

Sudan official: Death toll in Darfur clashes rises to 132

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

ICC officials in Sudan seek cooperation for Darfur justice

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 29, 2019 file photo, Sudanese Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the military council, speaks during a military-backed rally, in Omdurman district, west of Khartoum, Sudan. An Israeli delegation headed by Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen quietly visited Sudan and met with Burhan, officials from both countries said Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The visit on Monday was the first visit by an Israeli minister to Sudan less than three weeks after Khartoum inked an agreement to normalize ties with Israel. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Officials say Israeli minister visited Sudan to discuss ties

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, right, welcomes US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to the Cabinet Building, in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. and Sudan have agreed to settle the African country's debt to the World Bank. The move comes after Mnuchin arrived in Sudan, the first visit by a senior American official since President Donald trump removed Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. (AP Photo)

Sudan says it signs pact on normalizing ties with Israel

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Sudanese bury man apparently tortured during detention

By BY SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Darfur clashes kill 15 amid calls for peacekeepers to stay

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 22, 2019 file photo, a Sudanese soldier from the Rapid Support Forces or RSF, led by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, stands on his vehicle during a military-backed tribe's rally, in the East Nile province, Sudan. The death of a Sudanese man who was snatched while sitting at a coffee shop has sparked controversy around the scope of a paramilitary force in Sudan. The 45-year-old man was arrested in mid-December 2020, south of the capital, Khartoum and held at a detention center run by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF. Five days later, his body appeared at a hospital morgue. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Sudanese man’s death draws attention to paramilitary force

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

UN-African Union envoy says mistrust deep in Sudan’s Darfur

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press