More than 700,000 people were displaced because of The war between Sudan’s generals has dire consequences for The United Nations said on Tuesday.
They have hundreds already killing in fighting but new Concerns arose with the occurrence of separate ethnic clashes that claimed the lives of at least 16 people in south of the country, and powerful group in the East area So far untouched by war, he showed support Army.
More than 700,000 people They are now internally displaced battles that is now in Their fourth week, spokeswoman Paul Dillon for International Organization for Immigration, he said in Geneva.
Last Tuesday, the number reached 340,000.”
increasing number also border crossing to escape the battles Between the army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and his deputy, who turned into his opponent, Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo. who He leads the heavily armed paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Fighting concentrated in The capital, Khartoum, but other regions, especially West Darfur region on the border with Chad also Witnessed fierce fighting.
Besides the internally displaced, another 150,000 have fled to neighboring countries, according to the United Nations refugee agency. on Monday.
Those left behind in war zones face deficiency of Water, electricity, food and medical care in A country where, according to the UN, about one-third of the population Need humanitarian assistance even before the fighting begins.
Evacuation led by a foreign land and sea and air I saw leaving of thousands of last peoplea lot of them from the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, which has remained peaceful so far.
But a demonstration on monday to support The army that some call it on To arm civilians, he raised alarms in country already marked by a history of racial unrest.
“one army, one peopleHundreds of Beja protesters people exclaimed.
they also “No to negotiations,” he called, referring to the armistice talks taking place across the sea in Saudi city of Jeddah between representatives of the army and the Rapid Support Forces.
those conversations, also Support from the United States, did not yield any progress As the fighting continues.
increase risk”
“all of us of us Mahmoud al-Bishari, a member of the Beja, said that the Beja are ready to arm themselves and to protect the land and our honor. in Speech during the rally.
I can feel like this signal until more problems for Sudan where analysts see at length fight between generals.
While the war continues on And insecurity does not become so just an emergency but a feature of Risky life, there is growth risk that people It may arm itself locally, or the army may resort to forming a militia counter to the RSF, or both,” Majdi al-Gizouli of The Rift Valley Institute told AFP (AFP).
Even before this war, Sudan suffered from local conflicts last year killed about 900 peopleaccording to the United Nations
These conflicts often over access For the scarcity of water and other resources, but they also It reflects a security breakdown in Sudan since Al-Burhan and Daglu carried out a coup in October 2021, the transition to democracy after the overthrow is hampered of The tyrannical Omar al-Bashir.
Burhan and Daglu later fell out out in a power struggle leading to current fighting.
state media mentioned on Tuesday that clashes between ethnic groups in Costi killed at least 16 peoplewounded scores moreand prompted a nightly regional curfew.
Fighting took place on Sunday between the Hausa and Nuba ethnic groups in Kosti, the capital of White Nile Staterun Sona news agency reported.
Kosti is last A major city before South Sudan, which received over 42,000 returns who previously sought safety north of at the border and are now fleeing war again, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
The United Nations described the humanitarian situation in Sudan as catastrophic.
While trying to help those in need, the United Nations facilities and those partner agencies have done so faced “Looting on a large scale”, including most recently at the World Food Programme in Khartoum over A UN spokesman said over the weekend on Monday.
There was no stopping on Tuesday in Fighting.
“various types of weapons were fired in North of Khartoum, according to a resident of champagne area. Another witness stated that the clashes continued in south of the capital.
More than 700,000 people were displaced because of The war between Sudan’s generals has dire consequences for The United Nations said on Tuesday.
They have hundreds already killing in fighting but new Concerns arose with the occurrence of separate ethnic clashes that claimed the lives of at least 16 people in south of the country, and powerful group in the East area So far untouched by war, he showed support Army.
More than 700,000 people They are now internally displaced battles that is now in Their fourth week, spokeswoman Paul Dillon for International Organization for Immigration, he said in Geneva.
Last Tuesday, the number reached 340,000.”
increasing number also border crossing to escape the battles Between the army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and his deputy, who turned into his opponent, Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo. who He leads the heavily armed paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Fighting concentrated in The capital, Khartoum, but other regions, especially West Darfur region on the border with Chad also Witnessed fierce fighting.
Besides the internally displaced, another 150,000 have fled to neighboring countries, according to the United Nations refugee agency. on Monday.
Those left behind in war zones face deficiency of Water, electricity, food and medical care in A country where, according to the UN, about one-third of the population Need humanitarian assistance even before the fighting begins.
Evacuation led by a foreign land and sea and air I saw leaving of thousands of last peoplea lot of them from the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, which has remained peaceful so far.
But a demonstration on monday to support The army that some call it on To arm civilians, he raised alarms in country already marked by a history of racial unrest.
“one army, one peopleHundreds of Beja protesters people exclaimed.
they also “No to negotiations,” he called, referring to the armistice talks taking place across the sea in Saudi city of Jeddah between representatives of the army and the Rapid Support Forces.
those conversations, also Support from the United States, did not yield any progress As the fighting continues.
increase risk”
“all of us of us Mahmoud al-Bishari, a member of the Beja, said that the Beja are ready to arm themselves and to protect the land and our honor. in Speech during the rally.
I can feel like this signal until more problems for Sudan where analysts see at length fight between generals.
While the war continues on And insecurity does not become so just an emergency but a feature of Risky life, there is growth risk that people It may arm itself locally, or the army may resort to forming a militia counter to the RSF, or both,” Majdi al-Gizouli of The Rift Valley Institute told AFP (AFP).
Even before this war, Sudan suffered from local conflicts last year killed about 900 peopleaccording to the United Nations
These conflicts often over access For the scarcity of water and other resources, but they also It reflects a security breakdown in Sudan since Al-Burhan and Daglu carried out a coup in October 2021, the transition to democracy after the overthrow is hampered of The tyrannical Omar al-Bashir.
Burhan and Daglu later fell out out in a power struggle leading to current fighting.
state media mentioned on Tuesday that clashes between ethnic groups in Costi killed at least 16 peoplewounded scores moreand prompted a nightly regional curfew.
Fighting took place on Sunday between the Hausa and Nuba ethnic groups in Kosti, the capital of White Nile Staterun Sona news agency reported.
Kosti is last A major city before South Sudan, which received over 42,000 returns who previously sought safety north of at the border and are now fleeing war again, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
The United Nations described the humanitarian situation in Sudan as catastrophic.
While trying to help those in need, the United Nations facilities and those partner agencies have done so faced “Looting on a large scale”, including most recently at the World Food Programme in Khartoum over A UN spokesman said over the weekend on Monday.
There was no stopping on Tuesday in Fighting.
“various types of weapons were fired in North of Khartoum, according to a resident of champagne area. Another witness stated that the clashes continued in south of the capital.