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Starvation Becomes a Political Weapon in Sudan’s Civil War

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This story originally appeared in Truthdig on Aug. 26, 2025, and is shared with permission. KHARTOUM, Sudan — As the world watches Gaza with outrage and concern, similar tactics are being used by both sides of Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year. In order to subdue residents and gain control of new territory, both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are deliberately shutting down markets, blocking supply route…

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For more than two years a civil war has been raging in Sudan. Hunger and violence are commonplace in many parts of the country, the UN describes the situation there as "the world's worst humanitarian crisis". Why especially women suffer from the war, the "woxx" spoke to the women's aid organization "Sudanese Women Rights Action" (SUWRA). Sudanese women in a refugee camp: "Thousands of them ignore their traumas because they cannot find help anywh…

The effects for millions of people are terrible. In parts of the country there is a famine. But dying children in Sudan remain invisible. On social media there are hardly any solidarity demonstrations or outrages about the suffering of millions of people – for example, in contrast to the Gaza war. HungerAlready last year, the United Nations had noted a famine in the Samsam refugee camp in the North Darfur region. The camp is no longer there afte…

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