Khartoum residents, held hostage for two weeks in the power struggle between the army and RSF paramilitaries, were awakened early Saturday by the roar of artillery fire and a wave of shelling. The violent attacks in the Sudanese capital, as well as the neighboring towns of Bahri and Ombdurman, shattered the fragile 72-hour ceasefire that both sides had negotiated on Thursday with the mediation of the United States, the African Union, Saudi Arabia and the UN. The dense black column of smoke billowing over Khartoum’s skies once again dashed hopes of a speedy resolution to a conflict that has left at least 512 dead and 4,193 injured since it broke out on April 15, the health ministry said. . Similarly, this Saturday, the United Nations estimates more than 75,000 internally displaced persons as a result of the civil war that has erupted in Sudan over the power struggle between the chief of the army, Abdelfatá al Burhan, and the paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka ‘Hemedti accusing each other of violating the ceasefire. Related News standard Yes An aircraft preparing for the evacuation of Turkish citizens is attacked in Sudan Johana Gil standard Yes The evacuation of 34 Spaniards trapped in Sudan has been successfully completed Ivia Ugalde standard Yes Eight days of terror in Sudan Gerardo Elorriaga Although the Special Representative of the UN in Sudan, Volker Perthes admitted to Reuters that he had noticed a certain change in the attitude of the parties in favor of negotiations, but the facts on the ground point in the opposite direction. Also the messages from the chief responsible for the war escalation. Not surprisingly, General Al-Burhan reaffirmed that he will never sit down to talk to the RSF “rebel leader”, while ‘Hemedti’ warned that he will speak to the armed forces only after they have ceased hostilities. Given the lack of security and the zero progress of diplomacy, mass evacuations of foreigners continued. The largest extraction operation since the outbreak of hostilities was carried out by Saudi Arabia yesterday, with nearly 2,000 people rescued. In particular, 20 Saudis and 1,846 citizens from some 50 countries who were transferred by boat to the port of Jeddah. Similarly, a bus convoy of 300 Americans left Khartoum late Friday evening for an 850-kilometer journey to the Red Sea in the first evacuation operation organized by US authorities after repatriation of diplomatic personnel. Tribal fighting in Darfur While it is true that the war is mostly fought in the Sudanese capital, where paramilitaries have taken over urban areas and many residents are trapped amid dire shortages of water, food, fuel and energy, the fighting has also reopened ancient tribal fighting . wounds. This is the case in the western region of Darfur, where at least 96 people have died this week in the town of El Geneina in a new wave of reckoning between the Arab and Masalit communities, according to United Nations data. As of April 15, the UN estimates 75,000 internally displaced people as a result of a conflict that has already killed more than 500 people. This has been denounced by the still present humanitarian organizations in West Darfur. In addition to the looting of the UN office and teaching hospital, a medical reference center in the region’s capital, the fighting also hit the central market, as well as centers for displaced people trying to cross the border into Chad. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday again called for an end to the civil war as the democratic transition initiated in Sudan following the 2019 overthrow of dictator Omar al-Bashir is seriously jeopardized. Likewise, he warns, the risk of destabilizing other neighboring countries is very high.
Source: La Verdad
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