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          Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

          Abdel Fattah Al Burhan is a Sudanese general and commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces

          Aboud village, in Al Jazirah state, after heavy rains and floods in August 2022. The army has launched raids in the state in an attempt to dislodge the RSF. AP

          Clashes erupt in Sudan’s Al Jazira state before planned talks in Jeddah

          MENAMay 06, 2024
          Sudanese refugees in a makeshift tent in the Adre transition camp in Chad. EPA

          Year of war has pushed Sudan closer to the abyss

          MENAApril 14, 2024
          Sudanese army troops in an army vehicle in Omdurman, Sudan. Reuters

          Sudan's Al Burhan vows to press on against RSF

          MENAMarch 13, 2024
          Gen Mohamed Dagalo, left, commander of the paramilitary RSF, and Sudan's army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan were once allies but are now at war. AFP

          Sudan no closer to peace as Dagalo's African tour angers Al Burhan

          MENAJanuary 10, 2024
          Sudanese Armed Forces chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, centre, at a military airport in Port Sudan in August 2023. Reuters

          Sudan army chief says 'no reconciliation' with RSF

          MENAJanuary 06, 2024
          People displaced by the conflict in Sudan walk with their belongings along a road in Wad Madeni, the capital of Al Gezira state, on December 16, 2023. AFP

          RSF attack on Wad Madani signals ominous turn in Sudan's war

          MENADecember 18, 2023
          Sudanese army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan boards a plane in Port Sudan for his visit to South Sudan. AFP

          Sudan army chief Al Burhan travels to South Sudan

          MENASeptember 04, 2023
          Army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan with civilians in Omdurman on Thursday. AFP

          Al Burhan in first appearance outside Khartoum since war began

          MENAAugust 25, 2023
          Smoke rises in Omdurman during clashes between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April. Reuters

          UN warns Sudan on verge of full-scale civil war

          MENAJuly 09, 2023
          A screen grab from a video released by Sudan's military shows Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan with troops. Reuters

          Sudan army chief declares ceasefire for Eid Al Adha

          MENAJune 28, 2023
          Children walk past the burned-out headquarters of Sudan's Central Bureau of Statistics in southern Khartoum. More than a million people could have fled Sudan by October to escape fighting. AFP

          Warring factions agree to extend Sudan ceasefire

          MENAMay 29, 2023
          Smoke rises above buildings in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Saturday, five days into a one-week ceasefire. AFP

          Saudi Arabia and US call for Sudan ceasefire extension

          MENAMay 28, 2023
          People walk along a mostly deserted street in southern Khartoum, as smoke from fighting rises in the distance. AFP

          Khartoum stalked by death and fear after three weeks of fighting

          MENAMay 06, 2023
          Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, says he is open to peace talks with the army. AP Photo

          Sudan paramilitary chief Dagalo demands end to army bombing before talks

          MENAApril 29, 2023
          People queue for bread in Khartoum North. Reuters

          Khartoum's deserted streets littered with burnt-out vehicles

          MENAApril 24, 2023
          A group of African lions rest in their enclosure at the Sudan Animal Rescue Center in Al Bageir, near Khartoum. EPA

          Sudan clashes raise fears for lions at wildlife sanctuary

          MENAApril 23, 2023
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