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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 3h

Hi friends 👋🏾 coming with an urgent request for a refugee family that needs help covering current & past due bills.

They need $1,000. I have $43 from previous donations. If you can, pls help 😭

paypal.me/BSonblast
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#KeepEyesOnSudan #mutualaid

Pay Sara Elhassan using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/BSonblast and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 19h

Since the beginning of the war, the town of Alkoma — under RSF control — has been bombed at least 150 times by the Sudanese military.

910 days in, civilians remain the primary victims (and often, targets) of this war.

No one cares about civilians.Today’s update is proof enough.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 19h

Today's quick update [Oct 11]:

- RSF drone strike on a shelter in Elfashir, North Darfur (red); at least 60 civilians reported killed, dozens injured.

- SAF drone strike on Alkoma, North Darfur (orange); at least 16 civilians reported killed.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 19h

- RSF/SPLM-N (Alhilu) shelling reported in Dilling, South Kordofan (blue); 11 civilians reported injured in the attack.

- RSF/SPLM-N (Alhilu) drone strike reported in Dalami, South Kordofan (green); civilian deaths and casualties reported.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 19h

Today's quick update [Oct 11]:

- RSF drone strike on a shelter in Elfashir, North Darfur (red); at least 60 civilians reported killed, dozens injured.

- SAF drone strike on Alkoma, North Darfur (orange); at least 16 civilians reported killed.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 1d

“The 2 children in the photo lost both of their parents yesterday and are now waiting for their grandmother, who is fighting for her life after being injured in the same attack”

via Sudanese photographer/journalist Mohamed Zakaria. Read his full statement below.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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Harlow Lombard @harlowlombard.bsky.social · 1d

260,000 people still trapped in Elfasher, #Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces.

RSF killed 60 people in a displacement camp 2 days ago, as they starve Elfasher, which has been under siege for 17 months now.

9.82 MILLION Sudanese people are currently displaced 🇸🇩

#usa #sudan #dubai #boycottUAE

BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 1d

Today's quick update [Oct 10]:

- RSF shelling continues in Elfashir; at least 10 people reported killed and others injured.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 1d

Today's quick update [Oct 10]:

- RSF shelling continues in Elfashir; at least 10 people reported killed and others injured.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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sbastiengingerm.bsky.social @sbastiengingerm.bsky.social · 2d

sudantransparency.org/how-sudans-w...
A collaboration between the Sudanese Transparency and Policy Tracker and the Sudan Facts Center for Journalism.
The report explores the place of Sudanese livestock production and export in the strategies of the warring parties.

How Sudan’s Warring Parties Exploit the Livestock Sector – Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker

The livestock sector in Sudan has experienced significant challenges due to the ongoing conflict and instability in the region. Despite these difficulties, the

sudantransparency.org

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sbastiengingerm.bsky.social @sbastiengingerm.bsky.social · 2d

c4ads.org/commentary/t...
"The illicit networks funding conflict in Sudan" Justin Lynch, 28 September 2023
It is not really recent, but it sheds light on the funding of the RSF particularly in the first months of the war.

The Illicit Networks Funding Conflict In Sudan

C4ADS details how recently-sanctioned Sudanese and Russian entities have contributed to funding the conflict in Sudan through a history of systemic corruption, malign foreign influence, and civil repr...

c4ads.org

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 2d

- Photos & videos at Garri base and Jaili oil refinery "show metal containers used to store chlorine near small craters, as well as a video of a characteristic yellow-green cloud [...] Human Rights Watch independently verified the geolocation of the videos."

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 2d

- Human Rights Watch: an investigation by France 24 "provides the first public elements to corroborate the US allegations, indicating that Sudan’s military [SAF] may have used chlorine in two incidents in September 2024."

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 2d

Today's quick update [Oct 9]:

- RSF shelling on a shelter in a mosque in Abushok neighborhood of Elfashir yesterday has left a large number of dead and injured.

- Some reports indicate at least 35 people killed and injured in the bombing.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 3d

Today's quick update [Oct 8]:

- Sudan Doctors Network: at least 12 people killed and 17 others injured in RSF shelling on Elfashir Hospital yesterday evening.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 4d

No major headlines to report for today [Oct 7].

Check the quoted post below for the latest.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 5d

Today's quick update [Oct 6]:

- Clashes between SAF and RSF reported in Elfashir, North Darfur after RSF attack on the city.

- Sudan Doctors Network: 13 people killed and 19 others injured in RSF shelling on neighborhoods in Elfashir.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 5d

Today's quick update [Oct 6]:

- Clashes between SAF and RSF reported in Elfashir, North Darfur after RSF attack on the city.

- Sudan Doctors Network: 13 people killed and 19 others injured in RSF shelling on neighborhoods in Elfashir.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 6d

Elfashir Resistance Committees: RSF dropped "strange projectiles" on residential areas of the city yesterday.

- "According to eyewitnesses, the projectiles emitted a strange and strong odor, believed to contain toxic or irritating substances".

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 6d

Today's quick update [Oct 5]:

- RSF drone strike on ElObeid crop market in North Kordofan.

- RSF drone strike attempt on the city of Kosti, White Nile State, repelled by SAF anti-aircraft artillery.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 6d

Oh. my. Goddddddd 😭😭😭😭

Thanks to a VERY GENEROUS donor, we made our goal!!!! 😭🙌🏾

I honestly can’t believe it. Whoever you are, I thank you from the bottom of my heart — along w/everyone else who contributed 😭😭❤️❤️❤️

You have no idea the relief you have offered this refugee — and me!

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 7d

Today's quick update [Oct 4]:

- Heavy RSF shelling continues on Elfashir.

- RSF drone strike attempts on the city of ElObeid in North Kordofan, reported repelled by SAF anti-aircraft artillery.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 7d

At all

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 8d

and finally, this report by African civil society org Accord, also published in July, covering how Gum Arabic and livestock are financing the war.

www.accord.org.za/analysis/bey...

#KeepEyesOnSudan

Beyond Bullets and Borders: How Livestock and Gum Arabic are Financing Sudan’s War – ACCORD

While much focus has been placed on the illicit flow of headline commodities like gold or oil, Sudan’s lesser-known exports of livestock and gum Arabic are quietly fuelling the war economy

www.accord.org.za

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 8d

This report by Sudanese publication Atar (released in July) follows smuggling routes of Gum Arabic:

atarnetwork.com?p=13476

#KeepEyesOnSudan

Sudanese Gum Arabic in the Grip of War: From Supply Chains to Smuggling Routes - أتر

Executive Summary Sudan has long held the position of the world’s leading producer and exporter of gum arabic, at times supplying up to 80 per cent of the global export market. Since independence, the...

atarnetwork.com

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 8d

I've been reading up on resources being smuggled/financing the war in Sudan.

From gold to Gum Arabic to livestock.... it's insane.

In this thread, I'm going to post some articles worth reading, starting with this Reuters report from March:

www.reuters.com/world/africa...

#KeepEyesOnSudan

How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M's is smuggled from war-torn Sudan

Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M's sweets, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel-held areas of war-torn Sudan, traders and industry sources say, complicating Western companies' efforts to insulate their supply chains from the conflict.

www.reuters.com

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 8d

Today's quick update [Oct 3]:

- Intense, indiscriminate RSF artillery attacks reported in Elfashir, targeting everything from residential neighborhoods to markets and shelters.

- An undetermined number of dead and injured reported.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you!

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