The Sudanese attack cost is close to 100 as an army, the forces continue to fight | World news
Explosions erupted in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday as fighting between regular soldiers and militias raged for a third day with a death toll of nearly 100.
The violence took place on Saturday after weeks of power struggles between Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The armed conflict is causing widespread international outrage with pleas for an immediate ceasefire and dialogue.
“The death toll among civilians in the conflict since it began on Saturday… has reached 97,” the doctors’ association said in a statement early Monday, noting the number does not include all victims because many could not reach homes -healing due to problems in movement.
Also Read| Indian killed in Sudan: Why are attacks happening in the North African country?
He said hundreds of civilians were injured in the fighting.
Loud gunfire and deafening explosions rang out in the streets of Khartoum on Monday morning as fighting continued, according to AFP news agency.
The smell of gunpowder lingered as thick black smoke billowed from the damaged buildings, according to witnesses.
The fighting began after bitter disputes between Burhan and Daglo over the planned integration of the RSF into the regular army – a key condition for a final agreement aimed at ending a crisis since the 2021 military government they formed together.
The attack has prevented a transition to civilian rule following the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir in 2019 and is compounded by an ongoing economic crisis in Sudan.
Also Read: India dies by bullet wounds in Sudan attacks; EAM Jaishankar expressed grief
– Business family –
The fighting has forced Sudanese to flee their homes with fears of a protracted conflict that could plunge the country into deeper chaos, dashing hopes of a return to civilian rule.
Since Saturday, both sides have traded blame over who started the fight.
Each has gained the upper hand by claiming control of key sites, including the airport and the presidential palace but none of their claims can be independently verified.
Fighting also rages in other parts of Sudan including western Darfur and in the eastern border state of Kassala.
Saturday’s killing of three workers from the World Food Program in North Darfur prompted the agency to suspend all operations in the impoverished country.
Doctors have appealed for safe roads for ambulances and clearance to treat victims because the roads are too dangerous for transporting victims to the hospital.
The RSF was formed under Bashir in 2013, emerging from the Janjaweed militia that his government launched against non-Arab tribes in Darfur a decade earlier, prompting accusations of war crimes.
The latest violence carried out by the two commanders has highlighted the deep divisions between the regular army and the RSF.
Despite widespread calls for a ceasefire, the two generals appeared in the mood for talks.
Burhan, who rose through the ranks under Bashir’s now-imprisoned three-year rule, has said the coup is “necessary” to include more parties in politics.
Daglo later called the coup a “mistake” that failed to bring about change and reinstated the remnants of Bashir’s government, which was ousted by the military in 2019 after massive protests.
