How to Understand the Fighting in Sudan
Looking at the history of coups — both the successes and the failures — can help put it the week’s chaotic events into clearer perspective.
War and Armed Conflicts
Sudan’s Generals Dined With Peace Negotiators. Then Started a War.
What led the two generals, recently allies, to turn their forces on each other — devastating a country of 45 million people?
Fighting in Sudan Traps Families as Generals Fail to Keep a Cease-Fire
Terrified to step outside because of firefights and bands of armed men in the streets, residents remain stuck in their homes with dwindling supplies of food, water and medicine.
Hospitals and Aid Groups Become Targets as Sudan Fighting Intensifies
Civilians are caught in the cross-fire, and two rival generals vying for power made it clear their forces had no intention of standing down.
Sudan Fighting Escalates Amid Fears of Civil War
The civilian death toll is climbing and concern over a broader conflict is growing as rival generals vie for control of Africa’s third-largest country.
Sudan Rocked by Explosions and Gunfire
Smoke billowed from the airport in Khartoum, Sudan, as fighting between rival factions intensified.
What Is Happening in Sudan, in Maps and Videos
It was unclear who was in control of the country after widespread fighting between rival factions of the military.
Fighting Rages in Sudan as Rival Military Factions Battle for Control
One of Africa’s largest countries is spinning out of control, as weeks of mounting tensions between two military leaders erupted in battles in the capital, Khartoum, and in other cities.
Russian Attack in Sloviansk, Ukraine, Kills Toddler
The 2-year-old boy and at least seven other people were killed after a Russian attack in Sloviansk, Ukrainian officials said. His father is believed to still be trapped in the carnage.
Israel Denies Leaked Claim That Mossad Encouraged Protest
The unsourced accusations about the leadership of the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, were contained in a leaked Pentagon report.