Sudan has for the past month been gripped by intense fighting between the army and rival paramilitaries embroiled in a power struggle 18 months after a military coup. Here is a timeline on when the fighting began:
Sudan has for the past month been gripped by intense fighting between the army and rival paramilitaries embroiled in a power struggle 18 months after a military coup derailed the country's transition to civilian rule.
Civilian leaders in Sudan call for an immediate ceasefire, as do the African Union, the United Nations, the United States and Britain, among other countries.In the days that follow, countries the world over rush to prepare evacuations of their nationals and those of other countries as the fighting escalates.
The United States military evacuates US diplomatic personnel from Khartoum. Numerous other countries follow.The United States and Saudi Arabia negotiate a 72-hour nationwide ceasefire starting April 25. Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges over the war in Darfur, had already been transferred to hospital before fighting began, the Sudanese army says.
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