Two military factions in Sudan have been fighting for five days in a row. After two rounds of ceasefire since Tuesday failed. while many residents of Khartoum decided to evacuate the city
Foreign news agencies reported that Thousands of Sudanese Packers Escape Khartoum country capital On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in the midst of gunfire and explosions from fighting between army soldiers with the Rapid Support Force (RSF), a nonmilitary paramilitary force.
“Living in Khartoum is impossible. As long as the war doesn’t stop,” 33-year-old Alawya al-Tayeb told local reporters. while leaving the city “I try not to let the children I saw dead bodies in the streets.” She added that her children had been traumatized. and need treatment
While there are still many people who have decided to stay in the city. or unable to escape One of them was Dallia Mohamed Abdelmonium. Small business owners in Khartoum “In the past few days We are all staying at home. try to hold consciousness The bombing usually started around 4am and lasted for a few hours, but today they didn’t stop. I don’t know if you heard the sound from behind. But this is the story of our past four days.”
“We can’t sleep. We haven’t slept for four days and we try to take some naps here and there. But it didn’t help in the slightest. We never left our house,” Ms Abdelmonium said. “I heard that people can leave their homes to buy necessities. But we can’t go out. Because we live where the RSF and the Army are fighting. We don’t know how other people cope with it. I’ve heard terrible stories that Some people were cut off water and electricity. So they have no water, energy or electricity.”
The fighting on both sides had already entered its fifth day, on Wednesday April 19, leaving more than 270 dead and showing no signs of stopping. The Sudan Army and the RSF reached a 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire on Tuesday. But the ceasefire that was supposed to begin at 6:00 p.m. that same day It collapsed within minutes.
The RST group pushed for a new ceasefire on Wednesday. They and the military have confirmed that they will comply with the new ceasefire agreement. But the sound of gunfire still reverberated throughout the capital. until the night
United Nations emergency relief coordinator Martin Griffiths said foreign diplomats had been attacked. And they also received reports of sexual harassment by support staff.
Situation in Sudan Causing the governments of many countries to start planning to evacuate their own people, which Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations announced that On Thursday, April 20, he will meet with leaders of the African Union, the Arab League. and the Intergovernmental Agency for Development (IGAD) on various cooperation matters.
Violence erupted in Sudan on Saturday between forces led by two generals who staged a coup d’état in 2021, General Abdel Fatta. The current President of Sudan, H al-Burhan, with General Mohamed Hamdan DaGalo, RSF Commander and Sudanese Vice President.
General Burhan claimed that a coup was necessary. to draw more parties into politics, however, General Dakalo felt that the coup was a mistake because it cannot make any changes Causing him to have problems with the rule of General Burhan all along
The last straw before the situation escalated into violence was The plan to transfer power to the people’s government, which General Dagalo is the mediator, but General Burhan’s side has put forward the condition that The RSF Force must be brought into the army.
Then, the situation in Sudan became extremely tense. Because members of the RSF are stationed in different places. across the country again make the army look at it as a threat Finally, the clash took place early on Saturday morning. But it’s not clear who fired first. amid concerns that The situation of the country which is already unstable will get worse
Mr Stefan Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations Came out to express concern about the health system of Sudan. After it was reported that Many hospitals across the country have been attacked and forced to close.
“We are concerned that Sudan’s health system may be completely destroyed various hospitals need more staff They need more equipment. and want to choose more backups The World Health Organization says 16 hospitals across Sudan was forced to shut down because of violence and attacks on hospitals.”
“Nine of which are in Khartoum. Additionally, 16 other hospitals, including Darfur state, may have to close due to staff fatigue and lack of equipment,” Dujarric said. putting many more lives at risk These actions clearly violate international law. And it must stop ”.
