A resident of Omdurman, northwest of Khartoum, told AFP: “We were awakened by explosions and heavy artillery fire.”
And other witnesses spoke overnight in separate parts of the capital about the sound of two large explosions throughout the city, which has a population of 5 million.
Sudan’s military and Rapid Support Forces sent negotiators to Saudi Arabia on Saturday to conduct preliminary ‘technical’ talks only on safe corridors for humanitarian aid, but so far no announcements have been made in Jeddah on the Red Sea, where the talks are taking place. To take place.
And the UN High Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, left Jeddah, where he had arrived on Sunday, and suggested that the two sides commit to “ensure the passage of humanitarian aid” through a declaration of principles, according to the United Nations. nations.
Since its beginning on April 15, the conflict has left more than 750 dead and 5,000 injured.
The UN says around 150,000 people have sought refuge in neighboring countries, while the number of internally displaced people in Sudan now tops 700,000, more than double the number counted a week ago, i.e. 340,000.
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