SUDAN: A new ceasefire violation by Sudan’s rival military group’s members amid the augmenting tension prolongs for a third week that might lead to the initiation of a civil war. The official ceasefire agreement was to terminate at midnight but was bound to prolong for another 72 hours, as conceded by both parties.
The army declared that even though it hoped that the so-called “rebels” would adhere to the truce, it suspected they were planning to carry on fighting. Despite several ceasefires over the past week, the parties carried on to participate in fighting.
Since a long-simmering conflict over power between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke into bloodshed on April 15, there have been at least 528 fatalities and 4,599 wounded. According to the UN, there have been much more losses.
The series of combats in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, has witnessed RSF forces spreading across the cities with potential targets by the army using drones and fighter jet airstrikes. Tens of thousands of individuals have fled across Sudan’s borders as a consequence of the conflict, which prompted nations worldwide to take action to evacuate people there and generated worries that Sudan could fall apart.
Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the army, has stated he will never have an argument with Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly referred to as Hemedti, the commander of the RSF, who said that he would only do so once the army has ended operations.
Martin Griffiths, the UN emergency relief coordinator proclaimed as the envoy to the area on Sunday, mentioned that the country’s “humanitarian situation is reaching breaking point.”
“Massive looting of humanitarian offices and warehouses had depleted most of our supplies. We are exploring urgent ways to bring in and distribute additional supplies,” she added.
The UNHCR tweeted on Saturday, “The number is made up of 70% women, 15% girls, 10% men and 400 repatriated.”
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