The situation exploded after the end of the Sudan armistice.. and the horrific testimonies of those fleeing El Geneina
The situation in Sudan exploded on more than one front, with The end of the fragile truce in the countryViolent clashes erupted in the city of Dilling in the state of South Kordofan between the army and the SPLM-N led by Abdulaziz al-Hilu.
The Minister of Health in North Kordofan, Al-Fateh Abdel-Rahman, said that the fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces has caused the death and injury of hundreds of people in the state since the outbreak of the war.
According to statistics provided by the same official to the “Sudan Tribune” website, 250 people were killed, while 1,000 others were wounded, indicating that the ministry implemented measures that included activating emergency procedures in Al-Obeid, Al-Daman and Military hospitals.
Air sorties and ground countermeasures
The weather has witnessed in Sudan Military air sorties in Omdurman and Khartoumwhile the Rapid Support Forces confronted it with ground anti-aircraft, amid violent clashes in the Mohandessin area and Al-Fatihab neighborhood in Omdurman in Khartoum.
The ongoing battles between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti” have left more than 2,000 people dead, according to estimates that experts believe are much less than the reality.
In El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state in the west of the country, and the city worst affected by the war, deserted streets are littered with corpses and shops are looted.
The United Nations, the African Union and IGAD warned that the conflict “has now acquired an ethnic dimension” and spoke of the possibility of “crimes against humanity” in Darfur.
They flee on foot
For days, residents of El Geneina have been fleeing on foot in long lines, taking with them whatever they can, hoping to reach Chad, 20 kilometers to the west.
Horrific testimonies showed what happened to those fleeing the city of El Geneina during their escape attempts, as pictures of corpses spread in the streets of the city.
Those fleeing the battlefield say they are shot at and searched several times on the way.
According to the “Doctors Without Borders” organization, “15,000 Sudanese, including nearly 900 wounded, fled to the city of Adreh in Chad, which has received more than 150,000 refugees so far, under a barrage of fire from the army, the Rapid Support Forces, tribal fighters and armed civilians.” .
Across Sudan, the number of displaced people has reached “two million,” according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the International Organization for Migration has counted “550,000 people who have fled to neighboring countries.”
