The war in Sudan appears to be reaching a critical juncture after nearly two years of fighting that has killed tens of ...

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

The second Sudanese civil war from 1983 to 2005 killed an estimated two million people, with widespread documentation of famine and atrocities. In July 2011, Sudan’s southern territory seceded ...