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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

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 5, 2023. Cleverly cut short a Pacific tour Friday, April 21, to return to Britain and deal with the deteriorating situation in Sudan. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly leaves Pacific early to focus on Sudan

By Nick Perry - 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

Smoke rises over the horizon as a fire burns after a strike in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 16, 2023. Washington's top diplomat said Tuesday, April 18, 2023, that a U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in Sudan and denounced "indiscriminate military operations" as the country's armed forces and a powerful rival unleashed heavy weapons in urban areas for a fourth day. (AP Photo/Abdullah Moneim)

U.S. troops posted for rescue mission as Sudan clashes continue

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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 rises from a central neighborhood of Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 16, 2023, after dozens have been killed in two days of intense fighting. The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group are battling for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day.(AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

What sparked the violent struggle to control Sudan’s future?

By 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

Raqiya Abdsalam, who survived a bout of dengue fever, sits at her home in El-Obeid, Sudan, on Jan. 23, 2023. A surge in mosquito-borne diseases this winter has shown the fragility of Sudan's health system and bodes ill for coming challenges, especially after a 2021 military coup. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Sudan’s tropical disease spike reflects poor health system

By Mohaned Awad and Jack Jeffrey - Associated Press

FILE - Sudanese demonstrators attend a rally to demand the return to civilian rule a year after a military coup, in Khartoum, Sudan, Nov. 17, 2022. Sudan’s ruling generals and the main pro-democracy group signed a framework deal until elections on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, but key dissenters have stayed out of the agreement. The deal pledges to establish a new, civilian-led transitional government to guide the country to elections and offers a path forward in the wake of Sudan’s stalled transition to democracy following the October 2021 coup. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)

Sudanese generals, pro-democracy group sign framework deal

By Ashraf Idris and Jack Jeffrey - Associated Press

Illustration on the abuses of diplomatic immunity by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Could diplomat Charles Dickens Imene Oliha really get away with rape?

By Simon Hankinson

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health Diana Atwine, center, confirms a case of Ebola in the country, at a press conference in Kampala, Uganda Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Ugandan health authorities on Tuesday reported that a man who died a day earlier had tested positive for the virus that causes Ebola and referred to a potential new outbreak. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

Uganda declares outbreak of Sudan type of Ebola

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

People chant slogans during a demonstration against the killing of dozens by Sudanese security forces since the Oct. 25, 2021 military takeover, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

U.S. says it will not resume Sudan aid after recent violence

Associated Press

People chant slogans during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Thousands of people took to the streets on Monday to protest the Oct. 25, 2021 coup that has plunged the country into grinding deadlock. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

U.S. senior diplomats in Sudan to try resolve post-coup crisis

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

People gather during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Thousands of people took to the streets on Thursday against a coup that has plunged the country into grinding deadlock. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Sudan’s anti-coup protests violently dispersed; 2 killed

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Volker Perthes, the U.N. envoy for Sudan, speaks during a conference in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Perthes said talks would seek a &quot;sustainable path forward towards democracy and peace&quot; in the country. (AP Photo)

U.N. kicks off talks aimed at ending Sudan political deadlock

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

People chant slogans during a protest to denounce the October 2021 military coup, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Sudanese took to the streets in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities on Thursday in anti-coup protests as the country plunged further into turmoil following the resignation of the prime minister earlier this week. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Sudan protest group rejects U.N. offer for talks with military

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press