7/10/2023 0 Comments Cyndicate blackpoolThe overland journey to Port Sudan, where ships then evacuate people via the Red Sea, has proven long and risky. Those who escape the fighting in Khartoum face more obstacles on their way to safety. Up to 20,000 refugees – mostly women and children – have crossed over the western border to Chad, the United Nations said, a country that has struggled for stability in the aftermath of its own coup two years ago. ![]() Khartoum, a city of some five million people, has been transformed into a front line in the grinding conflict between General Abdel Fattah Burhan, the commander of Sudan’s military, and General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who leads the powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, which has dashed once-euphoric hopes of Sudan’s democratic transition.įoreign countries continued to evacuate diplomatic staff and nationals while thousands of Sudanese fled across borders into Chad and Egypt. This is unacceptable - and prohibited under international humanitarian law.Īttacks on humanitarian assets must stop.- Martin Griffiths April 28, 2023 Our offices in Khartoum, El Geneina and Nyala have all been ransacked. We continue to receive reports of lootings in #Sudan. ![]() Fighters have moved into homes and taken over stores and hospitals as they battle in the streets, the syndicate said. ![]() In the city of Genena, the provincial capital of war-ravaged West Darfur, intensified violence has killed 89 people. The fighting has wounded another 2,023 civilians so far, the group added. The civilian death toll jumped on Saturday to 411 people, according to the Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate, which monitors casualties.
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