The extended ceasefire will also not be observed in Sudan on Saturday. Airstrikes, anti-aircraft fire and artillery could be heard in Khartoum in the morning. Since April 15, at least 512 people have been killed and nearly 4,200 others injured.
Their care is not always guaranteed because hospitals have been destroyed. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary militia Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has entered its third week. Although they had agreed on Thursday to extend the ceasefire by 72 hours, this has not been followed. Western-backed attempts to return to democracy failed.
Hardly any groceries, water and electricity
Airstrikes, anti-aircraft fire and artillery could be heard in Khartoum on Saturday. Dark smoke rose over parts of the capital. The situation for the population in the area is reaching a peak. Many people are short of food, fuel, water and electricity. More than 75,000 people were displaced from their homes in the first week of fighting alone, according to the UN. They fear that the conflict in Darfur could break out again.
In the past week, a number of Western countries have ended their evacuation operations for their nationals and other foreigners. Britons remaining in the country should arrive at Wadi Saeedna airfield near Khartoum by midday if they want to be flown out by British air forces, the Foreign Office in London said early Saturday morning. Doctors working for the NHS health service board the last British plane. So far, 27 Austrians have also been evacuated from the country.
failed peace treaty
Since the fighting began on April 15, at least 512 people have been killed and about 4,200 others injured. Among other things, they were killed in confrontations between different ethnic groups. In 2003, non-Arab rebels had already revolted against the central government. At that time, Janjaweed’s Arab militia was mainly fighting the insurgencies. 300,000 people died in this conflict. A peace treaty was finally signed in 2020. About 46 million people live in Sudan.
Source: Krone
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