WARS
Wednesday, 07 June 2023 02:20
All we know after Day 53 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudanese warring factions to resume indirect talks as clashes intensify Sudan's warring military factions are restarting ceasefire talks sponsored by the United States and Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday, as they clashed by air and on the ground in the capital Khartoum. The fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, now in its eighth week, has caught civilians in the crossfire, cutting of their access to basic services, and spread lawlessness. Saudi Arabia and the United States had brokered talks that had led to imperfectly-observed ceasefires with the aim of providing humanitarian assistance. But talks…
Tuesday, 06 June 2023 03:46
What to know after Day 467 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE NATO-supplied tanks destroyed in failed Ukrainian offensive – Russian MOD Russian forces have repelled a renewed large-scale attack by Ukrainian troops in several parts of Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said in the early hours of Tuesday, claiming that Kiev’s armed formations and military units suffered “significant losses.” “Having suffered heavy losses the day before, the Kiev regime reorganized the remnants of the 23rd and 31st mechanized brigades into separate combined units, which continued the offensive operations close to Novodarovka and Levadnoye,” said the ministry’s spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov. The renewed offensive mainly focused…
Tuesday, 06 June 2023 03:46
All we know after Day 52 of battles of Sudan military factions
Shelling, looting in Sudan's capital as military factions battle for eighth week Shelling and heavy clashes hit areas of Sudan's capital on Monday, residents said, with reports of spreading lawlessness in Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur after more than seven weeks of conflict between rival military factions. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified after the expiry late on Saturday of a ceasefire deal brokered by Saudi Arabia and the U.S. The war has uprooted more than 1.2 million people within Sudan and sent about 400,000 fleeing into neighbouring countries, inflicting heavy…
Monday, 05 June 2023 04:14
What to know after Day 466 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds Russia said on Monday that its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops. It was not immediately clear whether or not the reported attack represented the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive which Kyiv has been promising for months to recapture territory taken by Russian forces after the invasion of February 2022. Russia's defence ministry said Ukraine had attacked with six mechanised and two tank battalions in southern Donetsk, where Moscow…
Monday, 05 June 2023 04:13
All we know after Day 51 of battles of Sudan military factions
Fighting escalates in Sudan's capital after ceasefire expires Fighting intensified in several areas of Khartoum on Sunday after a ceasefire deal expired, residents of Sudan's capital reported, and activists said a new outburst of violence in North Darfur state had left at least 40 people dead. The ceasefire between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had started on May 22 and expired on Saturday evening. Brokered by Saudi Arabia and the United States, it calmed the fighting slightly and allowed limited humanitarian access, but like previous truces was repeatedly violated. Talks to extend the ceasefire broke down…
Sunday, 04 June 2023 04:30
What to know after Day 465 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Western weapons used in Ukrainian raid inside Russia – WaPo Military equipment and small arms provided by several NATO nations, including the US, ended up in the hands of militants who launched a cross-border raid into Russia's Belgorod region in May, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing sources linked to US intelligence. At least four tactical vehicles initially supplied to the Ukrainian military by the US and Poland were employed in the May raid, raising concerns about Kiev's commitment to fulfilling the demands of its Western supporters, the sources told WaPo. The US and its Western allies…
Sunday, 04 June 2023 04:29
All we know after Day 50 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan fighters take over Khartoum museum, director says Sudanese paramilitary fighters have taken over the national museum in Khartoum, its deputy director said on Saturday, urging them to protect precious artefacts from the nation's heritage that include ancient mummies. Members of the Rapid Support Forces group that has been fighting the army since mid-April for control of Sudan entered the museum on Friday, said deputy director Ikhlas Abdellatif. Museum staff do not know the situation inside the museum because they halted work there after the conflict suddenly erupted on April 15, forcing police guarding the facility to quit, Abdellatif said.…
Saturday, 03 June 2023 04:16
What to know after Day 464 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Zelensky says NATO membership 'impossible' before end of Russia war President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged on Friday that Ukraine would not be able to join NATO before the end of the Russian invasion. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year has galvanised the Western military alliance, set up almost 75 years ago, to face off against the Soviet Union. But members of the military bloc are split over Ukraine, with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg saying all members agree to stick by a 2008 pledge that Ukraine will become a member at some undefined point. "We are reasonable people…
Saturday, 03 June 2023 04:14
All we know after Day 49 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudanese forces clash in Khartoum after talks break down Sudan's warring parties fought in the capital on Friday after the collapse of talks to maintain a ceasefire and ease a humanitarian crisis. Residents of Khartoum and Omdurman across the Nile said the army had resumed air strikes and was using more artillery. But said there was no sign the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was retreating from streets and homes it had occupied, they said. "We are suffering so much from this war. Since this morning there have been sounds of violence. We're living in terror. It is a real…
Friday, 02 June 2023 04:35
What to know after Day 463 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine lifts air raid alerts, says downed more than 30 missiles and drones Ukrainian authorities on Friday lifted air raid alerts across most of the nation, and officials in the capital Kyiv said defences appeared to have shot down more than 30 missiles and drones fired by Russia. Moscow has launched around 20 separate missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian cities since the start of May. Kyiv military authorities, writing on Telegram, said Russia had launched drones and cruise missiles at the same time. "According to preliminary information, more than 30 air targets of various types were detected…
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Friday, 02 June 2023 04:34
All we know after Day 48 of battles of Sudan military factions
US imposes sanctions on companies tied to Sudan forces as fighting rages The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies it accused of fuelling the conflict in Sudan, stepping up pressure on the army and a rival paramilitary force to stop fighting raging in Khartoum and other regions. The U.S. Treasury Department said it targeted two companies linked to the army, including the country's largest defence enterprise, and two companies tied to the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, including one involved in gold mining. "We will not hesitate to take additional steps if the parties continue to destroy their…
Thursday, 01 June 2023 04:30
What to know after Day 462 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Britain ‘de facto’ at war with Russia – Medvedev Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has described the UK as waging an “undeclared war” against Russia. The comment came after Britain’s foreign secretary condoned a large-scale drone attack on Moscow earlier this week. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, Medvedev accused London of being Moscow’s “eternal enemy.” The former leader, who currently serves as deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, claimed that based on international law, “including the Hague and Geneva Conventions with their additional protocols,” Britain “can also be qualified as being at war.” The former president argued…
Thursday, 01 June 2023 04:29
All we know after Day 47 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan’s Central Bank Is latest battleground in deadly conflict Sudan’s army bombed a printing press in an attempt to prevent the paramilitary group it’s been fighting for control of the North African country from printing money to fund its operations, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Rapid Support Forces militia in turn raided the country’s central bank as fighting continued to rage amid yet another broken cease-fire, according to a foreign diplomat and an aid official briefed on events. More than 1,000 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced in the six-week conflict. It was…
Wednesday, 31 May 2023 04:34
What to know after Day 461 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian drone sparks fire at Russian refinery - governor A Ukrainian drone sparked a fire at an oil refinery in southern Russia and shelling hit a Russian town close to the border for the third time in a week, damaging buildings and setting vehicles ablaze, Russian officials said on Wednesday. A day after Russia accused Ukraine of sending drones to attack buildings in Moscow, the governor of Russia's Krasnodar region said a drone was the likely cause of a fire that broke out at the Afipsky oil refinery. The fire was soon extinguished and there were no casualties,…