Fighting has escalated in Sudan’s Khartoum, Omdurman, and Darfur, leading to further casualties, amid UN warnings of a worsening humanitarian situation in the country after more than seven weeks of conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Residents said they saw smoke rise in some areas after heavy fighting and large-scale clashes in Khartoum, Omdurman, and Bahri.
“More than 23 people were killed in heavy fighting on Sunday in the North Darfur state of Kutum, said Moussa Dawood Yahya, the government’s media director.”
In Cairo, ambassador Hamdi Sanad Loza, Deputy Foreign Minister for African affairs, discussed on Tuesday with Ambassador Dafallah al-Haj, Special Envoy of the chairman of the Sudanese sovereign Council, the latest developments of the crisis in Sudan .The meeting, which was held at the ministry’s headquarters, focused on efforts to achieve a sustainable ceasefire and alleviate the human suffering of the brotherly Sudanese people, the Foreign Ministry said.
“On Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi expressed shock at reports that at least 10 refugees were killed in an attack in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.”
“The war has displaced more than 1.2 million people inside Sudan, driven nearly 400,000 to flee to neighboring countries and severely damaged the capital, where the rest of the population is at the mercy of fighting, air strikes and looting.”
Grandi warned that all civilians in Sudan are “in danger.”
The UNHCR is trying to reach survivors and provide them with support, he said, calling for “silencing the guns if lives are to be saved and assistance is to be provided”.
“Some of those who have fled the war have gone to neighboring countries such as Chad, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, which are already suffering from poverty, conflict and dwindling humanitarian assistance.”
