In April 2023 civil war broke out between Sudan’s national army and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group. The conflict has caused a catastrophic humanitarian crisis: so far almost 30% of the country’s pre-war population of 50 million has been displaced. As 2024 began the RSF appeared to have upper hand. It had taken over much of Khartoum, the capital. Meanwhile almost all of Darfur, in the west, was under its control, though the army clung on to el-Fasher, the regional capital. The RSF’s leader, Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo even embarked on a triumphant tour of African capitals.
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Christ Good Shepherd Church Attack is another example of Religious Extremism
The suburbs of Wakeley in Sydney faced a state of mayhem and disarray on Monday due to the protests caused by the attack on The Assyrian Christ Good Shepherd Church. The bishop and the priest were attacked by a 16-year-old boy during a mass that was being live-streamed. At least four people have been reported to have suffered “non-life threatening” injuries and the attacker was also hurt. This comes just two days after the mass attack in a shopping mall in Sydney. The police there is labelling this case as “Religious extremism” and thus a terrorist attack. As of now, the boy (attacker) has been hospitalised for finger injuries. The New South Wales Police took the decision of treating and investigating this case as a Terrorist attack on Tuesday.
Hamas Sets a New War in West Asia
In this issue of Guns and Bullets newsletter, we take a quick roundup of US and Saudi Arabia negotiation deal to curb civil war in Sudan followed by the Cover Story of Israel-Hamas War and finally the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict