At least 97 civilians and 45 soldiers have been killed with a total of 942 injured since the clashes between the military and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted at the weekend. Tensions have escalated since a power pact between the two sides crumbled and the resulting violence has seen members of the public caught in the crossfire, with the fighting spreading from the capital Khartoum to other parts of the country. Army chief and de facto leader, Abdel Fattah al Burhan said he was open to mediation as every war ends at the negotiation table even if the opponent is defeated.
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The Plight of the Pamiri Ismaili Community in the Mountains of Gorno-Badakhshan
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) highlighted severe restrictions imposed by the Tajikistani government on religious freedom during a virtual hearing on July 20, 2023. The commission expressed grave concern over the intensified persecution targeting the Pamiri Ismaili Muslim population of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).
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Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in over 70 years
The city of Shanghai, China, was swept by typhoon Bebinca, a category 1 strong tropical cyclone on Monday morning at around 7:30 am. Shanghai is a southern city and China’s financial center with a population of 25 million. The onslaught of typhoon Bebinca, at 151 kph, has been the most powerful typhoon to sweep through the region in more than seven decades.
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Russia deploys hundreds of thousands of newly mobilized soldiers
Russian Attacks Intensify in Eastern Ukraine Ahead of Expected Offensive. Russia deploys hundreds of thousands of newly mobilized soldiers, in small groups, to probe for vulnerabilities in Ukrainian defensive lines. Russian forces attacked dozens of Ukrainian positions across the eastern front, as Moscow’s assaults widened and intensified ahead of what Kyiv has warned could be the Kremlin’s largest offensive since the first weeks of the war.
