The massacre of Red Crescent and civil defence aid workers has elicited little coverage and no condemnation by major powers — this is the age of lawlessness, warns JOE GILL
Sudan: A dictator on the ropes hits back viciously

SINCE he took power in a military coup back in 1989, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir has ruled Sudan with a combination of corruption and repression.
Up to now, he has fended off armed rebellions, massive labour and other protests, and international attempts to prosecute him for genocide and other horrific crimes.
The Trump administration had helped him out in 2017 by ending sanctions on his regime, and he had allies in the region: Sudanese troops (including child soldiers) have been participating in the Saudi-led, US-supported rape of Yemen.
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