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- Fire engulf the Yarmouk ammunition factory in Khartoum October 24, 2012. - Reuters
At around midnight on Tuesday 23 October 2012 there was a massive explosion at the Al-Yarmook factory in the southern suburbs of Khartoum.
Officials in Khartoum initially said the explosion was caused by an internal and accident, despite rumours by at the sound of rockets in the air.
However, on Wednesday 24 October the Sudanese government announced that it had evidence that an Israeli airstrike was responsible for the explosion and warned that it reserves the right to respond.
- Sudanese demonstrators hold banners and chant anti-Israeli slogans during a protest in Khartoum on October 24, 2012, as the Sudanese cabinet prepared to hold an urgent meeting regarding the Israeli missile strike that hit a military factory. Sudan has accused Israel of the attack and has threatened to take action.
Tel Aviv as is usual with such allegations refused to comment on the issue.
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) claimed after the explosions that their military may have been infiltrated in order to provide intelligence to Israel.
- Friday 9 November 2012
November 8, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir’s recent health troubles are likely the result of a "benign tumor" in his throat, his brother said. TV footage showing Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir’s (...)
- Tuesday 6 November 2012
November 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has accused its rival, the Islamist opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP), of being directly involved in the Israeli airstrike that allegedly destroyed (...)
- Wednesday 24 October 2012
October 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Fear and panic spread in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Tuesday when massive explosions and fire erupted at a military factory in the southern suburbs of the city as the authorities failed to clarify the (...)
- Thursday 25 October 2012
October 24, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government has blamed an Israeli airstrike for the explosion of a military factory in the capital Khartoum on Tuesday, warning that it reserves the right to respond, while Tel Aviv maintained (...)
- Monday 12 November 2012
November 11, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The leader of Sudan’s mainstream opposition coalition National Consensus Forces (NCF), Farouq Abu Issa, has said that the government will likely find itself with no option but to implement recommendations (...)
- Tuesday 13 November 2012
November 12, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Arab League council of foreign ministers on Monday issued a condemnation of Israel for carrying out an attack on a weapons factory in the Sudanese capital last month.
The council called on Israel to (...)
- Monday 5 November 2012
November 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese parliament revealed on Sunday that the country’s military budget will be increased next year to strengthen the army’s defense capabilities as criticism grows over the failure to respond to an (...)
- Sunday 25 November 2012
November 25, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The governor of Khartoum State, Abdel Rahman Al-Khidir, has announced the commencement of an operation to relocate arms-manufacturing units of Al-Yarmook military factory away from populated areas in the (...)
- Saturday 1 December 2012
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November 26, 2012 (LONDON) – As the Israel-Gaza conflict continues to dominate the news, with a recent ceasefire agreement brokered by Egypt, the Sudanese Ambassador to the UK spoke about Israel-Sudan relations in the (...)
- Sunday 18 November 2012
November 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Islamic Movement and the Palestinian group Hamas have pledged to support each other after an alleged Israeli attack on a military factory in Khartoum. Sudan’s Vice President Al-Haj Adam Youssef (...)
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