The situation in Sudan
Today, Saturday, the two sides continued their battle despite repeatedly agreeing to a ceasefire brokered by foreign powers, particularly the United States. The final 72-hour truce is due to expire Sunday at midnight. Most of the clashes erupt in the capital, Khartoum, where Rapid Support Forces fighters are deployed in residential areas and street warfare besets many residents, who suffer from lack of water, food, fuel and of electricity. Residents of Khartoum and nearby towns said the intensity of the fighting had decreased today, Saturday, compared to previous days. Today, violent clashes took place between the army and the Rapid Support Forces near the presidential palace in central Khartoum. Today, the Sudanese army carried out aerial sorties in Khartoum, before the Rapid Support Forces responded with anti-aircraft on the ground. Our sources reported that the death toll in the clashes in Darfur has risen to 100.
Glimmer of hope
A UN envoy offers a glimmer of hope, saying the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces are now more open to negotiations, although no date has been set. So far, neither side has shown the slightest sign of backing down. Volker Peretz, the UN secretary-general’s special representative to Sudan, told Reuters he had recently sensed a change in the positions of both sides and that they were more open to negotiations. “The word ‘negotiations’ or ‘talks’ did not appear in their speeches for the first week or so,” he added.
outcome of the war
The fighting has so far left at least 512 people dead and more than four thousand injured, according to official figures, but the toll is likely to be higher. This has put the Sudanese health system under enormous pressure to cope with an increasing number of victims. Tens of thousands of people have fled to neighboring countries, while foreign governments continue to carry out mass evacuations of nationals.
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