2023-04-16 21:55:24
STORY – The clashes between the army and the paramilitary forces of the number two of the regime left 56 dead in the Sudanese capital.
In the north of the Sudanese capital, the family of Ahmed Ragab did not go far from the drama when a large caliber bullet crossed the window of the living room, where parents and children were reunited. Since then, it is fear in the stomach and far from the windows, constantly failing to shatter, that Ahmed and his relatives have been waiting for the fighting to stop.
Since Saturday, violent clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the powerful paramilitary militia of the number two of the regime, Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, known as Hemetti, have plunged the country into chaos. In the heart of the residential neighborhoods of Khartoum and its two sister cities, Omdurman and Bahri, the forces that had previously shared power are now engaged in a fierce battle that resembles urban guerrilla warfare. In 24 hours, the fighting killed 56 civilians and 3 UN humanitarian workers.
A scenario long feared by the Sudanese, witnesses since the military coup of October 25, 2021 of the escalation…
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