In Sudan, the parties to the conflict announced an extension of their ceasefire on Thursday. The country’s military and paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a continuation at 72 a.m. after midnight. The ceasefire was brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia.
Fighting broke out on April 15 – during a power struggle between the army and the RSF militia. Since then, at least 512 people have died. In addition, nearly 4,200 people were injured and hospitals destroyed, it is said. Food distribution is limited. A third of the 46 million inhabitants depend on humanitarian aid.
Battles between two powerful generals
Heavy fighting broke out in Sudan between the country’s two most powerful generals and their units more than a week ago. The two men have been leading the country in Northeast Africa with about 46 million inhabitants since two joint military coups in 2019 and 2021.
De facto President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is also commander-in-chief of the army, is fighting alongside the army against his deputy Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, the leader of the powerful paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In fact, the RSF should have been subordinated to the army and power in the country should have been returned to a civilian government.
Source: Krone
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