13 dead in Sudan’s heaviest fighting since start of war
JEDDAH: At least 13 civilians died on Tuesday in the heaviest fighting in Sudan since the conflict began there nearly four months ago.
Houthis confirm death of 2nd military leader in a week
AL-MUKALLA: A second Houthi air force commander is believed to have died from injuries caused by a series of massive explosions at a militia-controlled base in the central province of Marib last week.
The Houthis said on Monday that Maj. Gen. Mohammed Hussein Saleh Al-Hamasi, former commander of the 140th Air Defense Brigade, had died, but did not specify how or where.
Al-Hamasi is the second military leader from the same division to die in less than a week.
The Houthis said on Monday that Maj. Gen. Mohammed Hussein Saleh Al-Hamasi, former commander of the 140th Air Defense Brigade, had died, but did not specify how or where.
Al-Hamasi is the second military leader from the same division to die in less than a week.
Russia says coalition drones flew dangerously close to Russian warplanes over Syria
DAMASCUS: Two drones of the US-led coalition in Syria dangerously approached Russian Su-35 military jets on Sunday, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit was quoted as telling RIA news agency.
According to Kulit, who serves as deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria, both close interactions occurred in the morning — one over Raqqa and the other one over the Mediterranean Sea.
According to Kulit, who serves as deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria, both close interactions occurred in the morning — one over Raqqa and the other one over the Mediterranean Sea.
Torrential rain destroys hundreds of homes in Sudan
WAD MADANI, Sudan: Torrential rain has destroyed more than 450 homes in Sudan’s north, state media reported Monday, validating concerns voiced by aid groups that the wet season would compound the war-torn country’s woes.
Changing weather patterns saw Sudan’s Northern State buffeted with heavy rain, causing damage to at least 464 houses, state-run SUNA news agency said. It described the vast region bordering Egypt and Libya as “a desert area that rarely received rain in the past, but has been witnessing devastating rains for the past five years.”
Residents near Sudanese capital ordered to evacuate over fighting
WAD MADANI, Sudan: Residents of an area near Sudan’s capital on Monday were ordered to evacuate, locals said, as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces continues to shake the capital.
“Heavy artillery fire” fell on densely populated areas of the Sudanese capital and nearby areas, witnesses told AFP. In adjacent Omdurman, Khartoum’s battle-scarred twin city, shelling fell on residential homes.
“Heavy artillery fire” fell on densely populated areas of the Sudanese capital and nearby areas, witnesses told AFP. In adjacent Omdurman, Khartoum’s battle-scarred twin city, shelling fell on residential homes.