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First on Fox: The two million Christians in Sudan were the biggest hit by the country’s two-year civil war, with Fox News figures being told that some people must eat animal feed and even eat grass to survive.
Sudan According to Open Doors’ World Watch List, this is the fifth worst country in the world for Christian persecution. Open Doors are faith-based nonprofits designed to raise awareness of global persecution.
This is the largest displacement in the world – an estimated 13 million to 15 million people have been forced to die since the Rebel Rapid Support Force (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) began fighting in April 2023. After President Omar Al-Bashir in 2019, the root of the Civil War is that the root of the Civil War lies in the Civil War.
ChristianAn estimated 4% of the Sudanese population suffers from double despair. Like the rest of Sudan, they face the horror of chronic food shortages and war. But both sides allegedly pointed out that discrimination and persecution by Christians were pointed out in the conflict.
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A Sudanese man is walking in the yard of a former refugee camp in Um Gulja in the eastern Sudanese state of Gedarev on December 15, 2023. Many refugees and asylum seekers fled other parts of Sudan in Khartoum and other areas, which have been seeking shelter in Um Gulja in other parts of Sudan, which was closed in mid-203 during their spring escape, but before 203, another 203 bond, but before 203, but before 203, but before 203, Sudan’s escapees closed in 203. Displaced again. (Photography by Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images) (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital arrived at a senior Sudanese church leader, which works with colleagues in the country and the region. He told Fox News that he talked from an unidentified location and retained his identity for his own safety, “Christians are seen as enemies of two warring parties, even political parties. Sultan is considered a land of religion and a race.”
He continued: “Even if NGOs want to distribute food, the categories of people who receive this relief are controlled by the government. Therefore, governments in these places will not provide to minorities. Usually, Christians here are told, ‘Unless you leave your Christianity, you are not given food.”
“Since the Sudanese Civil War broke out more than two years ago, Christians have faced ruthless persecution at the hands of two warring parties.“ Mariam Wahba, a research analyst at the Democratic Defense Foundation, told Fox News Digital. “More than 165 churches were forced to close. In 2023, RSF fighters stormed the Anglican Cathedral in Khartoum, attacking civilians and converting them into military bases, while SAF Airstrikes upgraded the Al Ezba Baptist Church in Khartoum in northern Khartoum. Both sides also conducted arbitrary detention, with SAF interrogating and beating dozens of Christians in 2024 and 2025. ”
The Pentecostal Church in Bachri was demolished by the government to rezonate, although it was built 30 years ago.
“RSF is particularly violent in Wad Madani (Central Sudan). A militant reportedly vowed to “eliminate all Christians”.”
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“The RSF militants allegedly forced Christians to convert Islam In exchange for assistance and protection. It is important to remember that RSF is the latest incarnation of Janjaweed militia. Now, this terrifying legacy is being realized again. ”
Valba concluded: “These abuses have put Christians in the most vulnerable victims of the war.”
Omdurman’s evangelical church was bombed, even if it was not used in combat zones or in any combat troops. (Open the door)
Sultan’s church leader Fox News Digital spoke with this week, saying the situation was particularly bad for Christians in the RSF-sieged city El Fasher. “For a long time, they were eating animal feed and grass. No wheat, no rice, nothing. [to] Have mercy on us. ”
one State Council A spokesman told Fox News Digital Numbers: “Since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan in April 2023, we have witnessed Sudan’s overall respect for fundamental freedoms, including religious freedom. This has particularly impacted Sudan’s marginalized national and religious population, including Christians, including Christians.”
The spokesman continued: “Sultan is a country that is particularly concerned under the former Bashir regime, and the United States is focused on preventing the return of loyalists and other violent extremists of the Bashir era who may re-violate the particularly serious violation of religious freedom.”
The main Christian camps in North Sudan. (Open the door)
“To safeguard American interests, including protecting religious freedom in Sudan, the United States strives to limit the negative impact of Islam on the Sudanese government and reduce regional activities in Iran that have led to regional stability, conflict and civilian suffering.”
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Today in Sudan, I feel desperate. The leaders of the Church of Sudan added: “For Christians, praying in your home even now in many places. [Sudan] Will become more radical. But I believe that God can turn curses into blessings. We pray that the church will continue to be like a faint salt in our country. ”
