An aerial view of black smoke over Khartoum International Airport.
Brutal clashes between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group, including tank battles and fighter jet airstrikes in densely populated Khartoum, have left the country in dire straits, causing deaths, severe unrest in densely populated areas and public places. has been harmed.
A recent video taken north of Sudan’s capital shows the damage caused by fighting between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Force.
The video was shared by a Twitter user named Hassana Al-Ghanzi with a caption in Arabic that translates to “Bahri” in English.
Watch the video here:
deaf 🥲 pic.twitter.com/jkqh3jlme9
– حسنه الغنزي (@AllanziHusna) April 24, 2023
Khartoum North, or Khartoum Bahri, is a city in Khartoum State, located north of Khartoum city, the capital of Sudan.
On 15 April, fighting between the army and the RSF paramilitary group broke out in Khartoum, Sudan, killing 427 people, shutting down hospitals and other services, and turning residential areas into war zones. Millions of people are trapped in their homes in the capital, Khartoum, who lack food and water.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, more than 3,700 people have been injured in these conflicts.
Meanwhile, a US-brokered ceasefire in Sudan appears to be partially slowing down, the UN special envoy on Sudan said on Tuesday, but there is no sign that the warring sides are ready for serious talks.
This suggested that “both think it is possible to achieve a military victory over the other,” envoy Volker Perthes told the UN Security Council. “It’s a miscalculation.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the violence and chaos in Sudan as “heartbreaking”. Guterres said the power struggle threatens Sudan’s future and could cause years of suffering and stall development for decades.
The UN has moved hundreds of staff and family members from Khartoum to Port Sudan.
The UN plans to set up a hub in Port Sudan to continue working in the country, where even before the violence broke out, some 16 million people—one-third of the population—were in need of humanitarian assistance.
(with inputs from Reuters)