A month after the outbreak of fighting in Sudan, this new escalation of violence took place following the signing of an agreement last Thursday between the parties to the conflict.
At least 280 people were killed this weekend in the Sudanese city of Geneina, the capital of the West Darfur region. The escalation of violence began after the signing of an agreement last Thursday between the warring factions in the Saudi city of Jeddah to protect civilians in Sudan, as denounced today by the NGO Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
today is fulfilled a month after the outbreak of fighting in Sudanas destruction and civilian casualties continue to mount despite repeated ceasefire announcements and Jeddah’s commitment statement to protect the country’s civilians, signed last Thursday by the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (FAR).
This recent escalation of violence comes after a major confrontation in April, in which nearly 200 people.
for weeks, the citizens of Geneina are trapped in the city, unable to escape, without access to vital health care or basic necessities. In addition, power and network outages have severely hampered communications, the NGO said.
Last Thursday, the army and the FAR signed a conformity of principles in the Saudi city of Jeddah, brokered by Saudi Arabia and the United States, and with the help of the United Nations, to ensure the safe flow of international aid to the Sudanese, protecting civilians and humanitarian personnel.
Clashes between the two military rivals have killed at least 676 people and injured 5,576 since the fighting beganaccording to the latest count of the Sudanese Ministry of Health on May 11.
Source: EITB
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