WARS
Monday, 22 May 2023 04:36
All we know after Day 37 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum Air strikes and clashes between Sudan's warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday, residents said, after a Saudi and U.S.-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict. The deal, signed on Saturday by the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah, is due to come into effect on Monday evening with an internationally-supported monitoring mechanism. It also allows for the delivery of humanitarian aid. Repeated ceasefire announcements since the conflict…
Sunday, 21 May 2023 03:33
What to know after Day 451 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Key Donbass city fully liberated – Moscow The Russian troops have completely liberated the strategic Donbass city of Artyomovsk, the scene of a grueling battle for many months, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed in the early hours of Sunday. The operation in the city known to Ukrainians as Bakhmut was executed by the “offensive actions” of the private military company Wagner Group with artillery and air support from regular Russian forces, the MOD said. The statement from the MOD came hours after Wagner chief Evgeny Prigozhin announced on social media that his fighters had taken complete control of…
Sunday, 21 May 2023 03:31
All we know after Day 36 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan's army and paramilitary RSF sign seven-day ceasefire Sudan's warring factions signed an agreement late on Saturday for a seven-day ceasefire as fighting that has plunged the country into chaos and displaced more than a million entered its sixth week. The ceasefire will take effect at 9:45 p.m. Khartoum time (1945 GMT) on Monday, the sponsors of the talks, the United States and Saudi Arabia, said in a joint statement. Numerous previous ceasefire agreements were violated. However, this agreement will be enforced by a U.S.-Saudi and international-supported monitoring mechanism, the statement said without providing details. The agreement also calls for…
Saturday, 20 May 2023 04:21
What to know after Day 450 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it repels attacks as Russia tries to retake land near Bakhmut Ukraine said on Friday it had repelled attacks by Russian forces trying to recapture land they had lost around the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, where Kyiv says it has inflicted heavy Russian casualties. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian Wagner private army that is leading the assault on the city, said in a Telegram message that "heavy, bloody battles" were continuing and claimed his men were close to completing the capture of Bakhmut itself. He has made over-optimistic military assessments in the past…
Saturday, 20 May 2023 04:20
All we know after Day 35 of battles of Sudan military factions
'Where is the state?': Mass looting engulfs Sudanese capital Mass looting by armed men and civilians is making life an even greater misery for Khartoum residents trapped by fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses said. While the RSF dominates the capital on the ground and the army conducts frequent airstrikes, the witnesses said police had simply vanished from the streets when the fighting started in Khartoum on April 15. "Nobody protects us. No police. No state. The criminals are attacking our houses and taking everything we own," said Sarah Abdelazim, 35, a government employee.…
Friday, 19 May 2023 05:00
What to know after Day 449 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian forces in retreat near Bakhmut, Ukraine and Wagner say The Ukrainian military and Russia's Wagner private army both reported further Russian retreats around the city of Bakhmut on Thursday, as Kyiv pressed on with its biggest advance for six months ahead of a planned counteroffensive. Ukrainian troops near the front line said Russia was bombarding access roads to slow the Ukrainian assault, which has shifted momentum after months of slow Russian gains in Europe's deadliest ground combat since World War Two. "Now, for the most part, as we have started to advance, they are shelling all the…
Friday, 19 May 2023 04:59
All we know after Day 34 of battles of Sudan military factions
Witnesses recount gunmen's raid on church in Sudan's capital Over four terrifying hours last weekend, masked gunmen affiliated to one of Sudan's warring factions raided one of Khartoum's oldest churches, opening fire at church officials as they searched for cash, gold and women, two witnesses said. The raid was one of many targeting homes, factories, banks and places of worship that residents have often blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been battling the army across greater Khartoum over the past month. RSF fighters have spread out through many residential areas as the army has targeted them…
Thursday, 18 May 2023 04:11
What to know after Day 448 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia fields new artillery system Russia’s first-ever wheeled self-propelled howitzer, the 2S43 Malva, has successfully completed trials and will enter service, Director of Uralvagonzavod Aleksandr Potapov said on Wednesday. The weapon has been described by the media as Moscow’s answer to French-made Caesar howitzers, some of which were delivered to Ukraine last year. “Yes, the Malva should soon join [the troops]. Everything is fine with it,” Potapov told TASS news agency on the sidelines of the MILEX-2023 arms expo in Minsk, Belarus. Equipped with a 152-mm gun, the Malva (Mallow) is designed to fire at a wide range…
Thursday, 18 May 2023 04:11
All we know after Day 33 of battles of Sudan military factions
UN seeks $3 billion for Sudan as fighting rages in Khartoum The United Nations said on Wednesday more than half Sudan's population now needed aid and protection, as civilians sought shelter from air strikes and sporadic clashes between rival military factions in the Khartoum area. Residents said power had been cut, food was in short supply, and drinking water scarce due to the violent power struggle, now in its second month despite international mediation efforts. Launching an appeal for some $3 billion in aid, the United Nations said 25 million people needed help - the highest number ever recorded in…
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 04:32
What to know after Day 447 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Patriot missile defense system in Ukraine likely damaged - US sources A U.S.-made Patriot missile defense system being used by Ukraine likely suffered some damage from a Russian strike, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday, adding that it did not appear to have been destroyed. The Patriot system is one of an array of sophisticated air defense units supplied by the West to help Ukraine repel a Russian campaign of air strikes that has targeted critical infrastructure, power facilities and other sites. One U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity and citing initial information, said Washington and…
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Wednesday, 17 May 2023 04:32
All we know after Day 32 of battles of Sudan military factions
Air strikes, artillery fire escalate as factions battle in Sudan capital Air strikes and artillery fire intensified sharply across Sudan's capital on Tuesday, residents said, as the army sought to defend its bases from paramilitary rivals it has been fighting for more than a month. The air strikes, explosions and clashes could be heard in the south of Khartoum, and there was heavy shelling across the River Nile in parts of the adjoining cities of Bahri and Omdurman, witnesses said. The conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered unrest elsewhere in Sudan, especially in…
Tuesday, 16 May 2023 04:15
What to know after Day 446 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia launches air raid on Kyiv 'exceptional' in intensity Russia launched an exceptionally intense air attack on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, using drones, cruise and probably ballistic missiles, city officials said, as the Ukrainian capital suffered its eighth air raid this month. "It was exceptional in its density - the maximum number of attack missiles in the shortest period of time," Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv's city military administration, said in comments posted on the Telegram messaging app. "According to preliminary information, the vast majority of enemy targets in the airspace of Kyiv were detected…
Tuesday, 16 May 2023 04:14
All we know after Day 31 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan grandmother's death shows struggle to help those stranded in war As she tried to save her ailing grandparents stuck amid fighting in central Khartoum, Azhaar Sholgami put in calls from New York to Sudan's two warring factions, aid workers, and embassies near her grandparents' home, but her efforts were in vain. Sholgami's grandmother died alone, her body still lying unburied at the family home. Her grandfather was shot three times while out seeking supplies and remains stranded with his wounds in Khartoum. Her story echoes those of other desperate members of Sudan's diaspora and those outside the capital struggling…
Monday, 15 May 2023 04:00
What to know after Day 445 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Here are the Zelensky ‘treason’ quotes the Washington Post deleted The Washington Post has deleted a large tract of an interview with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in which he lashed out at alleged “traitors” in his ranks. RT is publishing the entire section that the US newspaper would rather keep hidden. The following section appeared in an interview with the Ukrainian president published on Saturday. By Sunday it had been removed with no explanation. After discussing a trove of recently leaked Pentagon documents, which revealed – among other things – that the US monitors Zelensky’s communications, the newspaper…