Mohamed Amin Yassin

Mohamed Amin Yassin
Arab World Sudanese army soldiers parade in the streets of eastern Sudan's city of Gedaref on August 14, 2025 to mark the 71st anniversary of the formation of the Sudanese army. war. (Photo by AFP)

Sudanese Army Says It Shot Down Hostile Strategic Drone in White Nile State

The Sudanese army announced on Thursday that it had shot down a hostile Chinese-made FH-95 strategic drone over the town of Tendelti in White Nile State,…

Mohamed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World Sudanese Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan welcoming Major General Al-Nour Al-Qubba, who defected from the Rapid Support Forces (Sovereignty Council)

Defections Hit Sudan’s RSF … Has the Breakup Phase Begun?

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are facing a growing wave of defections, raising questions over the future of the paramilitary group’s military cohesion and…

Ahmed Younes (Kampala) Mohamed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World File photo showing Abdel Fattah al-Burhan with his aides and the chief of staff (Sudanese army)

Burhan Reshuffles Sudanese Army Leadership

Decisions by Sudan’s transitional Sovereign Council chief and army commander, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, to dismiss several senior military leaders and reassign…

Mohamed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World Osama Hassan, a leader in the “Taasis” coalition, who was killed in a strike on his home in the city of Nyala (Taasis coalition). 

Strike in Darfur Kills Senior Figure in RSF-backed Government

A senior figure in a Sudanese coalition that formed a government backed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was killed in a strike by the Sudanese army on his…

Mohamed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World A circulating image shows Yasser al-Atta with the commander of the Islamist al-Baraa bin Malik militia fighting alongside the army

Is Burhan Heading for a Showdown with Sudan’s Islamists?

The designation of Sudan’s Islamists as a terrorist entity places the country’s military leadership before difficult and narrowing choices, particularly as…

Mohamed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World Sudanese refugee girls carry water supplies near a polling station in the refugee camp of Zamzam, on the outskirts of el-Fasher, Darfur, Sudan, on April 13, 2010. (AP)

Sudan's RSF Says Captured Areas Near Chad Border

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Wednesday that it had seized full control of areas bordering Chad in North Darfur in western Sudan. The RSF…

Mohamed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (Reuters)

Hamdok: Retaking Khartoum or Forming a Government Won’t End Sudan’s War

Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has warned that recent military gains by the Sudanese army, including the recapture of Khartoum, will not bring…

Mohamed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World Saudi Ambassador to Sudan, Ali bin Jaafar Hassan, with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) delegation in Geneva (RSF)

RSF Delegation Discusses Peace Strategies with Mediators

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reported that their delegation held “crucial” talks late Saturday and into Sunday in Geneva about the “escalating situation in…

Mohamed Amin Yassin