KASSALA, Sudan — Seated at a low table ... But Kassala’s most prominent attraction is the Taka Mountains, whose granite domes rise abruptly from the flat plains and loom over the city.

For almost a year, Sudanese armed forces have bombed the Nuba Mountains ... Omar al-Bashir. “They don’t want to separate and become an independent country like South Sudan,” McConnell ...

Security and humanitarian crises in Sudan continue to intensify. The northern Darfur region is in turmoil, with the city of Al-Fashir under siege. It's surrounded by a paramilitary group known as ...